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During the Election of 1800, Democratic-Republicans accused Federalists of wanting to bring back what?

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The Democratic-Republicans, in the Election of 1800, accused the Federalists of wanting to bring back the monarchy.

The general thought process behind this was that the Federalists believed in a strong Central government with a strong Executive. The Democratic-Republicans, led by Jefferson, wanted the power held in the States and for the central Government to be weak.

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