In the late 1700s, which of the following political parties supported a strong central government?
1) Anti-Federalists
2) Whigs
3) Democratic Republicans
4) Federalists
Thomas Jefferson and his followers favored states' rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. They believed that a powerful central government posed a threat to individual liberties. The Democratic-Republicans supported the government that had taken over France after the revolution of 1789.
