Question: how did the english bill of rights affect democracy

title: Jeffersonian democracy
text: While the Federalists advocated for a strong central government , Jeffersonians argued for strong state and local governments and a weak federal government . Self - sufficiency , self - government , and individual responsibility , were , in the Jeffersonian worldview , among the most important ideals that formed the basis of the American Revolution . In Jefferson 's opinion , nothing that could feasibly be accomplished by individuals at the local level ought to be accomplished by the federal government . The federal government would concentrate its efforts solely on national and international projects . Jefferson 's advocacy of limited government led to sharp disagreements with Federalist figures such as Alexander Hamilton . Jefferson felt that Hamilton favored plutocracy and the creation of a powerful aristocracy in the United States which would accumulate increasingly greater power until the political and social order of the United States became indistinguishable from those of the Old World .