Complex sentence: The Tertium quids, or Quids for short, were reactionary members of the Democratic-Republican Party led by Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke, who stood by the party's original stance for strict construction of the Constitution and opposed Jefferson's pragmatic approach to governing.
Split into simpler sentences: The Tertium quids, or Quids for short, were led by Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke. They stood by the party's original stance for strict construction of the Constitution and opposed Jefferson's pragmatic approach to governing.