(Walker). Despite writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson "spoke against a strong federal government and instead advocated states' rights. He feared tyranny of any kind and only recognized the need for a strong, central government in terms of foreign affairs" (Walker). This was the beginning of another facet of sectionalism-the conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Walker).
The Federalists saw the separation of powers into three independent branches of government as a prot
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