Chapter 8The First Political Parties

Section 3

I. Opposing Views A. Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas

Jefferson—2 cabinet members with different views

B. Political Parties Emerge1. Federalist—the group of people who

generally supported the policies of Hamilton

2. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison become the 2 leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party

/Anti-Federalist

C. Democratic-Republicans believed in strict interpretation of the Constitution.

D. Federalist believed that honest and educated men who owned property should run the government.

E. Washington's Dilemma

1. Washington hoped that Jefferson and Hamilton would work out their differences.

Federalist Party1. Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

2. Pro-British

3. Implied powers of the federal government

4. Ruled by educated property owners

5. Favored banking and shipping interest

6. Strong central government

7. Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts

8. New Englander and Wealthy Southern plantation owners typically favored this party

Dem/Republican Party1. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

2. Strict interpretation of the Constitution

3. French alliance

4. Strong state government

5. Rule by ordinary citizens

6. Passed the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

7. Small Southern farmers and urban workers in Mid-Atlantic states favored this party

C. The Election of 1796

1. Federalist Candidate John Adams wins with 71 electoral votes, becomes the President.

2. Dem/Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson finishes in 2nd with 68 votes, becomes the Vice-President.

II. President John Adams

A. The XYZ Affair

1. The French seized American

ships that carried cargo to Great

Britain to punish the United States for signing Jay’s Treaty with Great

Britain.

2. John Adams was furious after hearing that 3 agents

demanded bribes and a loan for France.

3. Congress prepared for war with

France by establishing the Navy

Department, set aside money for

building warships, and increased the

size of the army.

B. Alien and Sedition Acts--1798

1. Strict Laws est. by the Federalist to

“protect” nation’s security.

2. You could go to jail for speaking

against the government.

C. Domestic and Foreign Affairs

1. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

a. States should have the right

to judge the constitutionality

of federal laws.

b. States have the right to

nullify a federal law within the

state

2. John Adams support of the Alien and Sedition Act hurt his chance for reelection

a. It opened the door for Jefferson's election in 1800