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'''Jeffersonian democracy''' is the set of political goals of the followers of American [[Thomas Jefferson]]. It comprises a major interpretation of [[Republicanism, U.S.|republican values]]. It dominated American politics in the period of the [[First Party System]], 1800-1820s, and continued influential into the 1930s. After 1860 it was part of the conservative beliefs of the [[Bourbon Democrats]] such as [[Grover Cleveland]].  In the 1930s the small government theme became a rallying point of the anti-[[New Deal]] Democrats associated with [[Al Smith]] and the [[American Liberty League]].

'''Jeffersonian Democracy''' is the set of political goals of the followers of American [[Thomas Jefferson]]. It comprises a major interpretation of [[Republicanism, American|republican values]]. It dominated American politics in the period of the [[First Party System]], 1800-1820s, and continued influential into the 1930s. After 1860 it was part of the conservative beliefs of the [[Bourbon Democrats]] such as [[Grover Cleveland]].  In the 1930s the small government theme became a rallying point of the anti-[[New Deal]] Democrats associated with [[Al Smith]] and the [[American Liberty League]].

  It is contrasted with [[Jacksonian Democracy]], which dominated the next political era, the [[Second Party System]].   

Historians coined the term to link Jefferson with both popular democracy and "the Democracy" which was a synonym for the [[Democratic Party]]. It is contrasted with [[Jacksonian Democracy]], which dominated the next political era, the [[Second Party System]].   

The most prominent spokesmen included [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], [[Albert Gallatin]], [[John Randolph of Roanoke]] and [[Nathaniel Macon]].

The most prominent spokesmen included [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], [[Albert Gallatin]], [[John Randolph of Roanoke]] and [[Nathaniel Macon]].

* [[Second Party System]]

* [[Second Party System]]

* [[Jacksonian Democracy]]

* [[Jacksonian Democracy]]

* [[Republicanism]]

* [[Republicanism, American]]

== Bibliography ==

== Bibliography ==