Adams was a federalist that wanted a strong federal government, thought the country should be ruled by the elite, emphasized manufacutring, support Great Britain and believed in loose construction of the Constituion. Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican who wanted a limited national government that shared power with state and local governments, believed the country should be ruled by ordinary citizens, emphasized agriculture, supported France and believed in stricit interpretation of the Constitution.
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