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|definition = Political philosophy of United States President Thomas Jefferson, who favored agrarian democracy and opposed big government.
|book = [https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript United States Declaration of Independence]|caption1=What did I miss?|song=}}'''Jeffersonian Democracy''' is an economically right, culturally left political movement that was dominant in the United States in the early 19th century. He is dedicated to the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, its prominent advocate that the movement was named for. He is opposed to the corruption of elitists and merchants, valuing planters and farmers as the true backbone of the republic.
It primarily combines elements of [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]], [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]], and [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism]].
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