Will give 100 POINTS for WHOEVER WRITES THE LONGEST AND BEST ANSWER Answer the following question: The New Deal marked the final triumph of loose construction (Hamiltonian) over the strict construction (Jeffersonian) school of Constitutional interpretation; it set the precedent that Congress and the President may do just about anything they believe will benefit the general welfare of the majority, even if powerful minority interests are offended.

Points of interest:
New Dealers believed in loose construction of federal powers (easily proven, but don't forget to do so)
New-Dealers won a"final, near-total triumph"over opponents, allowing almost unlimited government ever after.
The New Deal offended some "powerful minority interests" (also easily proven, but don't forget to do so.)

Although Thomas Jefferson was in France serving as United States minister when the Federal Constitution was written in 1787, he was able to influence the development of the federal government through his correspondence. Later his actions as the first secretary of state, vice president, leader of the first political opposition party, and third president of the United States were crucial in shaping the look of the nation's capital and defining the powers of the Constitution and the nature of the emerging republic.

Jefferson played a major role in the planning, design, and construction of a national capitol and the federal district. In the various public offices he held, Jefferson sought to establish a federal government of limited powers. In the 1800 presidential election, Jefferson and Aaron Burr deadlocked, creating a constitutional crisis. However, once Jefferson received sufficient votes in the electoral college, he and the defeated incumbent, John Adams, established the principle that power would be passed peacefully from losers to victors in presidential elections. Jefferson called his election triumph “the second American Revolution.”

While president, Jefferson's principles were tested in many ways. For example, in order to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France he was willing to expand his narrow interpretation of the Constitution. But Jefferson stood firm in ending the importation of slaves and maintaining his view of the separation of church and state. In the end, Jefferson completed two full and eventful terms as president. He also paved the way for James Madison and James Monroe, his political protégés, to succeed him in the presidency.

"a government in which power is divided between state and national levels". federalism is a system of government in which entities such and state and province, share power with the national government.