A basic difference in the beliefs of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans was that the Federalists wanted an alliance with France, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted an alliance with Great Britain. the Federalists were against state taxation, while the Democratic-Republicans supported it. the Federalists wanted a strong central government, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted strong state governments. the Federalists wanted strong state governments, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted a strong central government.

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19 May, 23:02

A basic difference in the beliefs of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans was that the Federalists wanted an alliance with France, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted an alliance with Great Britain. the Federalists were against state taxation, while the Democratic-Republicans supported it. the Federalists wanted a strong central government, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted strong state governments. the Federalists wanted strong state governments, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted a strong central government.

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The Federalists wanted a strong central government, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted strong state governments.

The Democratic-Republican Party and the Federalist Party were the two American political parties that opposed each other from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century.

Federalists favored a strong central government that could control factions, interventionist in foreign and domestic policies.

On the other side, the Democratic-Republican party believed in decentralized and directly democratic government and tended towards nonintervention in both domestic and foreign affairs, with the exception of westward expansionism for land to farm.