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People who advocate or support a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
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People who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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Contended that the Federalists harbored aristocratic attitudes and that their policies placed too much power in the central government
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Included small farmers, debtors, frontier pioneers, and slaveholders
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Emphasized keeping the union together
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Believed in revolutionary economic and social welfare programs
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Believe in free market capitalism, free enterprise, business, a strong national defense, deregulation, restrictions on labor unions, social-conservative policies, and traditional values, usually with a Christian foundation.
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Advocate social and economic equality, along with the welfare state. It seeks to provide government regulation in the economy.