Federalists abandoned their principles of democracy that were established within the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote “all men are created equal…” Jefferson opposed his words severely during his term. For instance, Jefferson “bought, bred, flogged and sold slaves while calling slavery “an abominable crime” and “unremitting despotism.” Jefferson contradicted himself by participating within the criminalistics activities and never freeing the slaves because he was too dependent on their forced harsh labor. (Shi, David E and Tindall, George B. America: A Narrative History. W.W. Norton & Company, June 1, 2016.) As a trustworthy president he neglected one of first written promises in one of the most important documents to the new …show more content…
The election signaled a drastic change within the political system. The election a vast amount of emphasis on the civilian and state’s rights versus a strong federal government. The significance of the election can be broken down into two categories: One, being that one party was able to replace the power of another in American. Two, being that because of the several problems within in the voting system, Congress presented the 12th amendment. The election of 1800 tremendously shaped the future of American elections. For instance, campaigns operate in similar ways. Starting from manipulation with votes for particular runners. In the 1800 election, the votes were sabotaged causing a strong lead for the Democratic-Republican party that soon resulted in a winning. Today’s election works the same. Although, citizens are not specifically told that our votes are vandalize, us, as Americans realize that certain outcomes just do not make much sense at all. Also, today’s election and the election of 1800 are similar because both parties falsely accuse and disrespect one another in order to receive the popular vote amongst the people. For instance, in today’s society both elected candidates call each other “bullies”, “bigots” and several other harsh expressions. Oddly, this particular behavior intrigues civilians to vote for their preferred candidate. Instead of voting for the benefits of