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{{Ideology|title1 = [[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] Jeffersonian Democracy|aliases = Jeffersonianism <br>
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Democratic-Republican Party <br>
{{Ideology
Anti-Federalism|quadrant(s) = [[File: Rightunity-yellow.png]] [[:Category:Right Unity|Right Unity]] <br>
|themecolor=#1353b4
[[File: Prgess.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Left|Culturally Left]] <br>
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|title=[[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] Jeffersonian Democracy
[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]] (parent) <br>
|image=JeffersonianDemocracy.png
[[American System]] (son) <br>
|caption="When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."
[[File:Demcr.png]] [[Democratism]] (grandson) <br>  
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[[File:Conserv.png]] [[Conservatism]] (grandson) <br>|greatest_achievement = Becoming a dominant political ideology in the United States|likes = |dislikes = |year = 1792|country = Virginia, United States|founder = Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) <br>
[[File:Jeffersoniandem.png]] Jeffersonianism<br>
James Madison (1751-1836)|image1 = [[File:jeffersondemball.png]]|definition = Political philosophy of United States President Thomas Jefferson, who favored agrarian democracy and opposed big government.|book = [https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript United States Declaration of Independence]}}'''Jeffersonian Democracy''' is an economically right, culturally left political movement that was dominant in the United States in the early 19th century. He is dedicated to the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, its prominent advocate that the movement was named for. He is opposed to the corruption of elitists and merchants, valuing planters and farmers as the true backbone of the republic.
Jeffersonian Era<br>
[[File:Republicanismpix.png]] Democratic-Republican Party<br>
[[File:antife.png]] Anti-Federalism<br>
[[File:Jeffersoniandem.png]] Jeffersonian Republican<br>
[[File:Ricardosoc.png]] Liberal Anticapitalism<br>
[[File:Clibdistributist.png]] Classical Liberal Distributism<br>[[File:Clibdistributist.png]] Distributist Classical Liberalism<br>
American Old Liberalism<br>
[[File:Usclib.png]] American Classical Liberalism<br>
American Old Whiggism<br>
American Old Left<ref> The ideology in his historical context is considered to be left-wing</ref><br>
Father of USA<br>
Proto-Confederatism<br>
Enlightened Populism<br>
[[File:Libconfed.png]] Liberal Confederalism
}}
|alignments=[[File:Center-Libertarian_Right.png]] [[:Category:Libertarian Right|Center-LibRight]]<br>
[[File:Cultcenter.png]] [[:Category:Cultural Center|Culturally Variable]]<br>
[[File:Dem.png]] [[:Category:Democratic|Democratic]]<br>
[[File:Lib.png]] [[:Category:Liberals|Liberals]]
|influences=
[[File:Farmpop.png]] [[Agrarianism|Agrarian]] [[Populism]]<br>
[[File:CapAnti_Clerical.png]] [[Secularism|Anti-Clericalism]]<br>
[[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]] Anti-Corruption<br>
[[File:Anti-Elitism.png]] Anti-Elitism (self-proclaimed)<br>
[[File:Antife.png]] Anti-Federalism<br>
[[File:AntiNative.png]] [[Imperialism|Anti-Indigenous Sentiment]]<br>
[[File:Arist.png]] [[Aristocracy]] (debatably)<br>
[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]]<br>
[[File:Colonial.png]] [[Imperialism|Colonialism]]<br>
[[File:Confed.png]] [[Confederalism]]<br>
[[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism]]<br>
[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]]<br>
[[File:Jacobin.png]] [[Jacobinism]] (sympathetic)<br>
[[File:Agrnac.png]] [[National Agrarianism]]<br>
[[File:Nalib.png]] [[National Liberalism]]<br>
[[File:Protect.png]] [[Protectionism]]<br>
[[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism]]<br>
[[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]]<br>
[[File:Secular.png]] [[Secularism]]
|variants=
[[File:Madison.png]] '''Madisonism''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:Anti-Elitism.png]] Anti-Elitism
*[[File:AntiNative.png]] [[Imperialism|Anti-Indigenism]]
*[[File:AntiParti.png]] Anti-Particracy (Formerly)
*[[File:Abolitionism.png]] [[Abolitionism|Anti-Slavery]] (Self-proclaimed)
*[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]]
*[[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism]]
*[[File:Fed.png]] [[Federalism]] (Formerly)
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] (Later on)
*[[File:Secular.png]] [[Secularism]]
*[[File:Protect.png]] [[Protectionism]]
}}
|regional=
[[File:JQA.png]] '''Neo-Adamsism''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:Adams.png]] [[Classical Conservatism|Adamsism]]
*[[File:Anti-Jacksonian.png]] Anti-Jacksonian Democracy
*[[File:Anti_Freemason_.png]] Anti-Masonry
*[[File:Abolitionism.png]] [[Abolitionism|Anti-Slavery]]
*[[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism]]
*[[File:Cultural_Nationalism.png]] [[Cultural Nationalism]]
*[[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] [[Hamiltonianism|Federalist Party]] (Formerly)
*[[File:Krit.png]] [[Kritarchy]]
*[[File:Antiimp.png]] Non-Interventionism
}}
|influenced={{Collapse|
[[File:Conserv.png]] [[Conservatism|American Conservatism]]<br>
[[File:Jacksonian Democracy.png]] [[Jacksonian Democracy]]<br>
[[File:Xbert.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism#Christian Libertarianism|Christian Libertarianism]]<br>
[[File:Anin.png]] [[Anarcho-Individualism]]<ref>[https://mises.org/library/individual-liberty Individual Liberty] by [[File:Anin.png]][[Anarcho-Individualism|Benjamin Tucker]]: "The
Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats. They believe that 'the best government is that which governs least,' and that that which governs least is no government
at all."</ref><br>
[[File:Theodemocracy.png]] [[Theodemocracy]]
}}
|song=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrnovNWC1f4 Hamilton: What'd I Miss]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTTWwsyA_cU The Thomas Jefferson Song]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZpVA7NPtMw The James Madison Song]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j_ySZYtsH4 The James Monroe Song]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_jBLNI1kJc The John Quincy Adams Song]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeCmtKxYfzA Little Know Ye Who's Coming]
|examples=*[[File:Cball-(NE)USA.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|United States of America]] (1801-1829)
|theorists=[[File:PanAmer.png]] '''Americas''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|Thomas Jefferson]] (1743 - 1826) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Madison.png]] [[Imperialism|James Madison]] (1751 - 1836) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|John Taylor of Caroline]] (1753 - 1824) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Whitesup.png]] [[White Nationalism|Nathaniel Macon]] (1757 - 1837) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Monroe.png]] [[Republicanism|James Monroe]] (1758 - 1831) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Physiocracypix.png]] [[Physiocracy|Albert Gallatin]] (1761 - 1849) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:JQA.png]] [[Cultural Nationalism|John Quincy Adams]] (1767 - 1848) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Conlib.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism|John Randolph of Roanoke]] (1773 - 1833) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Clay.png]] [[Protectionism|Henry Clay]] (1777 - 1852) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
*[[File:Confed.png]] [[Confederalism|John C. Calhoun]] (1782 - 1850) [[File:Cball-US.png]] USA
}}
|likes=[[File:Farm.png]] Agrarianism<br>
[[File:Confed.png]] States' Rights<br>
[[File:Republicanismpix.png]] Republicanism<br>
[[File:Enlightenment.png]] The Enlightenment<br>
[[File:Cball-France.png]] France
|dislikes=[[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] Alexander Hamilton<br>
[[File:Monarch.png]] Monarchy<br>
[[File:Cball-UK.png]] The British
}}
'''Jeffersonian Democracy''' is an economically liberal political movement that was dominant in the United States in the early 19th century. He is dedicated to the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, its prominent advocate that the movement was named for. He is opposed to the corruption of elitists and merchants, valuing planters and farmers as the true backbone of the republic.


It primarily combines elements of [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]], [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]], and [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism]].
It primarily combines elements of [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]], [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]], and [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism]].


== History ==
==History==
In the early years of the United States, the Democratic-Republican Party originated in the early 1790s as an opposition to the [[Hamiltonianism|Federalist Party]] of Alexander Hamilton. As the country grew, the two parties became more organized, and tension between them grew stronger. The party gained political dominance in the elections of 1800 as Jefferson was elected president and it became the majority in Congress. During his presidency, Jefferson managed to reduce the national debt and government spending, reversing many Federalist policies. One of his most notable achievements is the acquisition of Louisiana from France.
In the early years of the United States, the [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] Democratic-Republican Party originated in the early 1790s as an opposition to the [[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] [[Hamiltonianism|Federalist Party of Alexander Hamilton]]. As the country grew, the two parties became more organized, and tension between them grew stronger. The party gained political dominance in the elections of 1800 as Jefferson was elected president and it became the majority in Congress. During his presidency, Jefferson managed to reduce the national debt and government spending, reversing many Federalist policies. One of his most notable achievements is the acquisition of Louisiana from France.


After his presidency, Jefferson had many successors for decades, including James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. The Federalists collapsed after 1815 due to the dominance of their opposition, bringing upon the Era of Good Feelings, a time characterized by a lack of partisan disputes. During the 1824 election, the party inevitably split up into two factions: one that supported incumbent President Adams, and the other that supported General Andrew Jackson. Backers of Jackson became the [[Jacksonian Democracy|Democratic Party]], and those who followed Adams eventually became the [[American Systemball|Whig Party]].
After his presidency, Jefferson had many successors for decades, including James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. The Federalists collapsed after 1815 due to the dominance of their opposition, bringing upon the Era of Good Feelings, a time characterized by a lack of partisan disputes. During the 1824 election, the party inevitably split up into two factions: one that supported incumbent President Adams, and the other that supported General Andrew Jackson. Backers of Jackson became the Democratic Party, and those who followed Adams eventually became the Whig Party.


The [[File:Demcr.png]] [[Democratism|Democratic Party]] became a dominant political power before being overtaken by the [[File:Conserv.png]] [[Conservatism|Republican Party]] and their opposition of slavery in the Civil War. Despite not being directly related to the party, Republicans borrowed Jefferson’s ideals of liberty and equality. Today, traces of Jeffersonian democracy can be found often in American [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] and [[File:Rpop.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism]].
The [[File:Demcr.png]] [[Jacksonian Democracy|Democratic Party]] became a dominant political power before being overtaken by the [[File:Conserv.png]] [[Conservatism|Republican Party]] and their opposition of slavery in the Civil War. Despite not being directly related to the party, Republicans borrowed Jefferson’s ideals of liberty and equality. Today, traces of Jeffersonian democracy can be found often in American [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] and [[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism]].


== How to Draw ==
==Ideology==
# Draw a ball
W.I.P.
# Add a wavy diagonal red line down the middle
# Add two blue wavy lines parallel to the first
# Draw a yellow star under the right eye
# Draw the eyes
And you're done!


Optional: the star can be depicted as an eyepatch over the right eye.
==How to Draw==
{{COA|Coat of Arms of Thomas Jefferson.svg}}The symbol used to represent Jeffersonian Democracy is based of the escutcheon of Thomas Jefferson's Coat of arms.


{{Flag-color|color1-hex = #e60000|color1-name = Red|color1-rgb = 230, 0, 0|color1-cmyk = 0, 100, 100, 0|color2-name = Blue|color2-hex = #2a165b|color2-rgb = 42, 22, 91|color2-cmyk = 54, 76, 0, 64|color3-name = Yellow|color3-hex = #ffac00|color3-rgb = 255, 172, 0|color3-cmyk = 0, 33, 100, 0}}
With the blazon being such:
{{Quote|quote=Azure a fret and on a chief Gules three leopards' faces Argent.|speaker=[[w:List_of_personal_coats_of_arms_of_presidents_of_the_United_States|List of personal coats of arms of presidents of the United States]]}}


== Relationships ==
#Draw a ball with eyes.
#Fill the upper half with red, the lower half with blue. Make the lower half significantly larger.
#In the red section draw three leopard faces. Simplify to simple balls with ears if you must do.
#Draw a white saltire within the blue section around the saltire draw a white diamond shape interconnecting with it.
{{Flag-auto
|c1=Red
|h1=#CE0F25
|c2=Blue
|h2=#1353B4
|c3=White
|h3=#FFFFFF
}}
An Alternative design based on [[:File:Jeffersondem flag.svg|logo of the California Distinguished School]] program has been used, based on the misconception that it's the logo of one of the schools in the program the 'Jefferson School'.


=== Friends ===
==Relationships==
* [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism]]
===Friends===
* [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]]
* [[File:Pop.png]] [[Populism]]
* [[File:Enlightnenment.png]] [[Enlightenment]]


=== Mixed ===
*[[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism]] - Farming is a great way to stimulate the economy.
* [[File:Fed.png]] [[Federalism]]
*[[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]] - Down with the monarchy, up with representative democracy!
*[[File:Enlightenment.png]] [[Enlightenment Thought]] - Without this movement, I wouldn’t know how to break away from Britain...
*[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]] - John Locke was pretty great, wasn't he?
*[[File:Merit.png]] [[Meritocracy]] - What we need is to get the naturally talented people into positions of power and form a true and natural aristocracy.<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121014094554/http://www.greatbooks.org/resources/publications/guides00/the-natural-aristocracy-by-thomas-jefferson/ The Natural Aristocracy] by Thomas Jefferson</ref>
*[[File:Distlib.png]] [[Austrian School#Distributist Libertarianism|Distributist Libertarianism]] - Yeah you really catch me, most based economics.
*[[File:Anin.png]] [[Anarcho-Individualism]] - I like you.
*[[File:Ricardosoc.png]] [[Ricardian Socialism]] - You are pretty cool too!
*[[File:Urb.png]] [[Patchwork]] - Likes my idea of [https://constitution.org/1-Activism/reform/us/ward_republic.html|Ward ward republics].
*[[File:Girondi.png]] [[Girondism]] - Clearly the best choice for the French Republic!
*[[File:Jack.png]] [[Jacobinism]] - "If there were but an Adam and Eve left in every country, and left free, it would be better than as it now is"
*[[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism]] - Paine is a kindred spirit and a great republican.
===Mixed===
*[[File:Distributist.png]] [[Distributism]] - Everyone should own a farm, but what's with all the statism and religious involvement in government?
*[[File:Secular.png]] [[Secularism]] - I'm gonna write down this book called the Jefferson bible since we need a sense of morality.
*[[File:Fed.png]] [[Federalism]] - While they support representative democracy, they don't give enough power to the states.
*[[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] - "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country,” our revolution will have been in vain if a Virginia farmer is to be held in hock to a New York stock jobber, who in turn is in hock to a London banker.
*[[File:Cball-CSA.png]][[Confederalism|Confederatism]] - Yes. but no.
*[[File:Bonaparte.png]] [[Bonapartism]] - "Although we neither expected, nor wished any act of friendship from Bonaparte, and always detested him as a tyrant, yet he gave employment to much of the force of the nation who was our common enemy."
*[[File:Washdem2.png]] [[Classical Liberalism#Washingtonism|Washingtonism]] - You're a great man but it's a shame that [[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] [[Hamiltonianism|he]] is taking advantage of your senility.
*[[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]], [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]], [[File:Neobert.png]] [[Neo-Libertarianism]] & [[File:3way.png]] [[Third Way]] - Eternal Live for the [[w:Empire of Liberty|empire of liberty !]], that said calm down with that [[w:Washington Doctrine of Unstable Alliances|entangling alliances and pro-war interventionism.]]
*[[File:Con-t.png]] [[Conservatism#United Kingdom|Toryism]] - Well You aren't as bad as your predecesor and you have adopted many enlightened and old liberal ideas, you're a still a monarchist and a centralist though.


=== Enemies ===
===Enemies===
* [[File:Arist.png]] [[Aristocracy]]
*[[File:Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]] - I didn’t write the Declaration of Independence so I could create another monarchy.
* [[File:Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]]
*[[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy]] - What we don't need is an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth without either virtue or talents.
* [[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]]
*[[File:Theocrat.png]] [[Theocracy (Disambiguation)|Theocracy]] - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof! Besides, I’m a deist...
*[[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] [[Hamiltonianism]] - I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of passion. The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion.
*[[File:Emon.png]] [[Elective Monarchism]] - Are you not just Hamiltonianism again?
*[[File:Pirat.png]] [[Hydrarchy]] - Never forget the Barbary wars!.
*[[File:Native.png]] [[Indigenism]] - Sorry, I am all for democracy for civilized people, But you don't seem to be civilized and it is arguable if you can even be considered people. Prepare to be manifested!
*[[File:Blacknat.png]] [[Black Nationalism]] - "All men are created equal", now that I'm done with that, time to take care of my giant slave mansion.


== Further Info ==
==Further Information==
===Texts===


=== Wikipedia articles ===
====Thomas Jefferson====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson Thomas Jefferson]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonian_democracy Jeffersonian democracy]
*[https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration Declaration of Independence]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party Democratic-Republican Party]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20191227223536/http://www.history.org/almanack/life/politics/sumview.cfm A Summary View of the Rights of British America]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Party_System First Party System]
*[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Causes_and_Necessity_of_Taking_Up_Arms Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms]
[[Category:Characters]]
*[https://www.nationallibertyalliance.org/files/docs/foundingdocs/Jefferson%20Bible.pdf The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121014094554/http://www.greatbooks.org/resources/publications/guides00/the-natural-aristocracy-by-thomas-jefferson/ The Natural Aristocracy]
Translations of the works of [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|Destutt de Tracy]]
*[https://mises.org/library/treatise-political-economy-0 A Treatise on Political Economy]
*[https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/tracy-a-commentary-and-review-of-montesquieus-spirit-of-laws A Commentary and Review of Montesquieu’s ’Spirit of Laws’]
 
====Other Authors====
 
*[https://www.thefederalistpapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/The-Anti-Federalist-Papers-Special-Edition.pdf The Anti-Federalist Papers] by a variety of authors
*[https://mises.org/library/jefferson Jefferson] by [[File:Paleolib.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism|Albert Jay Nock]]
*[https://mises.org/library/conceived-liberty-2 Conceived in Liberty] by [[File:Murray N Rothbard.png]] [[Anarcho-Capitalism|Murray Rothbard]]
*[https://b-ok.cc/book/2319721/55e6df 1776] by David McCullough
 
===Wikipedia===
 
*[[w:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson]]
*[[w:Jeffersonian democracy|Jeffersonian democracy]]
*[[w:Anti-Federalism|Anti-Federalism]]
*[[w:Anti-Administration party|Anti-Administration Party]]
*[[w:Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican Party]]
*[[w:Democratic-Republican Societies|Democratic-Republican Societies]]
*[[w:First Party System|First Party System]]
*[[w:Ward republic|Ward republic]]
*[[w:Whiskey Rebellion|Whiskey Rebellion]]
*[[w:Empire of Liberty|Empire of Liberty]]
 
===Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNWzfjo2nM0 Thomas Jefferson's Record on Slavery] by [[File:Soclib.png]] [[Social Liberalism|Ryan Chapman]]
 
===Citations===
<references />
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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Eu Sou BR-2System.png|Credit: [[Eu Sou BR]], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/comments/m3hdmk/second_party_system/ Source]
Legend2T-9x9.png|Credit: [[File:Colmin.png]][[User:TheLegend2T|TheLegend2T]], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompballanarchy/comments/mqcr2d/the_9x9_compass_of_famous_people/ Source]
IdeologicalHistoryOfFrance.png|Credit: [[File:Ktech-icon.png]] [[User:Konlord 44|K-Tech]], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/comments/ndy1lc/the_ideological_history_of_france_from_the_ancien/ Source]
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Latest revision as of 04:24, 17 November 2023

Jeffersonian Democracy is an economically liberal political movement that was dominant in the United States in the early 19th century. He is dedicated to the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, its prominent advocate that the movement was named for. He is opposed to the corruption of elitists and merchants, valuing planters and farmers as the true backbone of the republic.

It primarily combines elements of Classical Liberalism, Republicanism, and Agrarianism.

History

In the early years of the United States, the Democratic-Republican Party originated in the early 1790s as an opposition to the Federalist Party of Alexander Hamilton. As the country grew, the two parties became more organized, and tension between them grew stronger. The party gained political dominance in the elections of 1800 as Jefferson was elected president and it became the majority in Congress. During his presidency, Jefferson managed to reduce the national debt and government spending, reversing many Federalist policies. One of his most notable achievements is the acquisition of Louisiana from France.

After his presidency, Jefferson had many successors for decades, including James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. The Federalists collapsed after 1815 due to the dominance of their opposition, bringing upon the Era of Good Feelings, a time characterized by a lack of partisan disputes. During the 1824 election, the party inevitably split up into two factions: one that supported incumbent President Adams, and the other that supported General Andrew Jackson. Backers of Jackson became the Democratic Party, and those who followed Adams eventually became the Whig Party.

The Democratic Party became a dominant political power before being overtaken by the Republican Party and their opposition of slavery in the Civil War. Despite not being directly related to the party, Republicans borrowed Jefferson’s ideals of liberty and equality. Today, traces of Jeffersonian democracy can be found often in American Libertarianism and Right-Wing Populism.

Ideology

W.I.P.

How to Draw

Coat of Arms of Jeffersonian Democracy

The symbol used to represent Jeffersonian Democracy is based of the escutcheon of Thomas Jefferson's Coat of arms.

With the blazon being such:

Azure a fret and on a chief Gules three leopards' faces Argent.


  1. Draw a ball with eyes.
  2. Fill the upper half with red, the lower half with blue. Make the lower half significantly larger.
  3. In the red section draw three leopard faces. Simplify to simple balls with ears if you must do.
  4. Draw a white saltire within the blue section around the saltire draw a white diamond shape interconnecting with it.
Color Name HEX RGB
Red #CE0F25 206, 15, 37
Blue #1353B4 19, 83, 180
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255

An Alternative design based on logo of the California Distinguished School program has been used, based on the misconception that it's the logo of one of the schools in the program the 'Jefferson School'.

Relationships

Friends

Mixed

  • Distributism - Everyone should own a farm, but what's with all the statism and religious involvement in government?
  • Secularism - I'm gonna write down this book called the Jefferson bible since we need a sense of morality.
  • Federalism - While they support representative democracy, they don't give enough power to the states.
  • Capitalism - "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country,” our revolution will have been in vain if a Virginia farmer is to be held in hock to a New York stock jobber, who in turn is in hock to a London banker.
  • Confederatism - Yes. but no.
  • Bonapartism - "Although we neither expected, nor wished any act of friendship from Bonaparte, and always detested him as a tyrant, yet he gave employment to much of the force of the nation who was our common enemy."
  • Washingtonism - You're a great man but it's a shame that he is taking advantage of your senility.
  • Neoconservatism, Neoliberalism, Neo-Libertarianism & Third Way - Eternal Live for the empire of liberty !, that said calm down with that entangling alliances and pro-war interventionism.
  • Toryism - Well You aren't as bad as your predecesor and you have adopted many enlightened and old liberal ideas, you're a still a monarchist and a centralist though.

Enemies

  • Monarchism - I didn’t write the Declaration of Independence so I could create another monarchy.
  • Plutocracy - What we don't need is an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth without either virtue or talents.
  • Theocracy - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof! Besides, I’m a deist...
  • Hamiltonianism - I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of passion. The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion.
  • Elective Monarchism - Are you not just Hamiltonianism again?
  • Hydrarchy - Never forget the Barbary wars!.
  • Indigenism - Sorry, I am all for democracy for civilized people, But you don't seem to be civilized and it is arguable if you can even be considered people. Prepare to be manifested!
  • Black Nationalism - "All men are created equal", now that I'm done with that, time to take care of my giant slave mansion.

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  1. ↑ The ideology in his historical context is considered to be left-wing
  2. ↑ Individual Liberty by Benjamin Tucker: "The Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats. They believe that 'the best government is that which governs least,' and that that which governs least is no government at all."
  3. ↑ The Natural Aristocracy by Thomas Jefferson

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