Political Parties in America
How and why did they develop…
Why did Political parties develop? Different opinions on direction of
country’s:1) Economic decisions
2) International relations
3) Power of the Federal govt.
How did Political parties develop? 2 founding fathers became the
leaders of each party.
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Leader: Leader:
Alexander Hamilton
Federalists Democratic-Republicans
Thomas Jefferson
Elected leaders should be educated and wealthy people.
Elected leaders should be common, ordinary people.
Strong Federal Govt. Strong State govt.’s
Economic focus on Manufacturing
Economic focus on agriculture
Loose interpretation of the constitution.
Strict interpretation of the constitution.
Federalists Democratic-Republicans
Wanted Britain as an ally.
Wanted France as an ally.
Wanted a National Bank
Wanted State banks
Taxes on other countries goods (protective tariffs)
Completely free trade
How did the P.P.’s develop? The 2nd president
was a member of the Federalist party.
His name was John Adams.
Huge impact… As you know
political parties have a huge impact on society. Think of all you hear about elections.