Which was a belief of the early democratic-republican party?
the united states should have a conservative foreign policy.
the united states should not take sides in foreign wars.
the united states should not have a national bank.
the united states should have a strong federal government.

The United States should not have a national bank

Further Explanation:  

Democratic-Republican Party followed broad principles of liberty and equality. They are the champion of republicanism. They wanted social equality. The other name of the party is the Republican Party. The founding members are Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It was founded in early 1790s championing political equality and expansionism. It became more prominent in the 1800 elections as the opposing party to the federalist group. The party was divided into two factions.  The Modern Democratic Party and the Whig Party. They oppose the policies of Alexander Hamilton as his policies are centralizing in nature. Jefferson wanted to reduce the national debt of the government and reduce government spending. They implemented protective tariff policies and emphasis on state rights. The one faction of the Republican Party was supported by Quincy Adams and democratic Republican Party followed by Andrew Jackson. They oppose the federalist program like a national bank. In foreign policy affairs, they advocated western expansion. They wanted to limit the powers of the government. But they were open to the redistributive measures. Jefferson thought that strong centralizing government is a threat to freedom.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Topic: Democratic Republican Party

Subject: Social Science  

Keywords: Republicanism, social equality, political equality, expansionism, Modern Democratic Party, Whig party, government spending, Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, western expansion, redistributive measures.

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