... (think Thomas Jefferson). What do you think is the most serious difference between the two? If you didn't get the sense of just how different they were, do a little research and find some comparisons between them. It is significant. In fact, as different as our current 2 political parties are today; perhaps more so. Jefferson's ideas seem to win the day (don't worry - the Federalists and Hamiltonian ideology will return in History 1302). So begin to talk about the differences between the two and explain why it is important