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I am Assistant Professor of Government at Manhattan College.
Supervisors: Corey Robin and Andrew Polsky
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Th e presidency of Th omas Jeff erson is oft en seen as a moment in time when a new political ord... more Th e presidency of Th omas Jeff erson is oft en seen as a moment in time when a new political order arose. Having defeated the Federalists, Jeff erson was largely able to mold the American state as he saw fi t. Stephen Skowronek has argued that Jeff erson should be seen as the fi rst reconstructive president, who at the head of a new regime had the maximum opportunity to reshape the surrounding political environment. Indeed, more than any other future regime leader, Jeff erson had the maximum latitude to act, with relatively few preexisting institutions in place that could constrain his actions. 1 Jeff erson and his partisans in Congress in fact used this occasion to change many national priorities: they ended the Sedition Act, blocked Federalistappointed judges from taking their seats, lowered taxes, and cut government expenditures.
Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science
Th e presidency of Th omas Jeff erson is oft en seen as a moment in time when a new political ord... more Th e presidency of Th omas Jeff erson is oft en seen as a moment in time when a new political order arose. Having defeated the Federalists, Jeff erson was largely able to mold the American state as he saw fi t. Stephen Skowronek has argued that Jeff erson should be seen as the fi rst reconstructive president, who at the head of a new regime had the maximum opportunity to reshape the surrounding political environment. Indeed, more than any other future regime leader, Jeff erson had the maximum latitude to act, with relatively few preexisting institutions in place that could constrain his actions. 1 Jeff erson and his partisans in Congress in fact used this occasion to change many national priorities: they ended the Sedition Act, blocked Federalistappointed judges from taking their seats, lowered taxes, and cut government expenditures.
Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science