Just a pointer for people to read up on Federalist and Democratic-Republican ideological differences at the time, even though they are often downplayed, and we also live in an age of thrashing on Jefferson being de rigeur. The US history plays out in constant schizophrenia between belief in sovereignty of the people (including the right to disobey, which actually has some European feudal roots) and belief in republic as a convenient framework for the people being ruled by enlightened gentry. The general outline of this was formed already during the debate on the proposed Constitution.