Thomas Jefferson

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was hypocritcal in his
acquisition of the Loisiana territory. In Jeffersonian principles, large
expansive governments were bad, and small was good. This was a antithesis
of that principle. Jefferson knew that the acquisition of the Loisiana
territory was beneficial to the welfare of the U.S. According to the
constitution, nowhere in the constitution is the acquisition of land a
right of the government, Jeffersons' predisposition was to strictly go by
the constitution (as seen with the national bank controversy), this is
another contradiction during his administration. Since the appropriation of
the Lousiana territory was important for the expansion of the united states,
he temporarily dismissed his principles, therefore destroying political
traditions.

Another hypocritical event during Jeffersons' administration was his
acceptance of the National Bank. Early in Jefferson's political career,
Jefferson had debated with Hamilton on whether to have the National Bank.
"When this ...

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