Federalist Party Exists (sep 1, 1789 – may 1, 1812)

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Favored Alexander Hamilton's national bank

-Weaker state governments
-Strong centralized government
-Indirect election of government officials
-Longer term limits for officeholders
-Representative, rather than direct, democracy
-LOOSE CONSTRUCTIONIST VIEWS

Appealed to the wealthy, especially in urban port towns
-Northeast, New England

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