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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|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]].
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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|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]].
    
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]].   
 
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]].   
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