The DOI has four distinct roles. One role is a statement of the functions of government. Give an example where Jefferson talks about the function of
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The DOI has four distinct roles. One role is a statement of the functions of government. Give an example where Jefferson talks about the function of government.

Thomas Jefferson was a supporter of antifederalists' ideas to form the United States government. He considered that a strong central government was not the right kind of government for the new nation. He and other antifederalists opposed the idea proposed by Federalists like Alexander Hamilton or John Jay that a strong federal government should be the one in place in the United States.

Thomas Jefferson believed in a kind of government that guaranteed certain liberties for the American people. He thought that the US government should be honest, frugal, and with a simple structure that allowed the correct operation of the governmental departments.

powers  are  denied  to the  national governmentin three distinct ways: some  powers, such as the  power  to levy duties on exports or prohibit the freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly, are expressly  denied  to the  national government  in the  constitution.