Hamiltonianism

is in favor of a strong federal government, led by a powerful executive branch, and reflective of a liberal reading of the constitution.

John Marshall, the famed chief justice, traced the rise of the two-party system to that blistering episode, and American politics soon took on a nastily partisan tone. That the outstanding figures of the two main factions, Hamilton and Jefferson, both belonged to Washington's cabinet attests to the fundamental disagreements within the country. Hamilton and his Federalist Party espoused a strong federal government, led by a powerful executive branch, and endorsed a liberal reading of the Constitution... although he resisted the label at first, Washington clearly belonged to this camp.

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