The Tertium quids, or Quids for short, were reactionary members of the Democratic-Republican Party led by Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke, who stood by the party's original stance for strict construction of the Constitution and opposed Jefferson's pragmatic approach to governing.
The Tertium quids were reactionary members of the Democratic-Republican Party led by Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke. Quids for short, were reactionary members of the Democratic-Republican Party led by Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke. Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke stood by the party's original stance for strict construction of the Constitution. Virginia's John Randolph of Roanoke opposed Jefferson's pragmatic approach to governing.