First Party System
CLEP American Government, Chapter 27 First Party System The Constitution created offices and election procedures but did not design political parties. Many founders associated parties with faction, self-interest, and instability. Governing nevertheless required repeated choices about public policy and leadership. Officials who voted together discovered that they could act more effectively by coordinating future candidates […]
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
CLEP American Government, Chapter 27 Federalists and Democratic-Republicans The first national party rivalry grew from decisions the new government had to make. Federalists read national power broadly enough to support Hamilton's program of public credit, federal assumption of state debts, and a national bank. They tended to draw strength from commercial centers and voters who […]
