Reluctant nationalists: federal administration and administrative law in the Republican era, 1801-1829.

From: Yale Law Journal | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Mashaw, Jerry L. | Copyright information

In 1801 the Jeffersonian Republicans took charge of Congress, the presidency, and the national administration, determined to roll back the state-building excesses of their Federalist predecessors. In this effort they were partially successful. But the tide of history and the demands of a growing nation confounded their ambitions. While reclaiming democracy they also built administrative capacity.

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