Rise of Political Parties

They help organize government and elections

They create laws directly

They only represent one person's views

They prevent people from voting

To create new laws independently

To elect their members to government offices

To oppose all government actions

To raise money for the government

Creating a National Bank

Paying off state debts

Abolishing all taxes

Imposing a protective tariff

The national government should only have powers expressly listed in the Constitution.

The national government should take all steps needed to govern the nation.

Strict constructionism.

Loose constructionism.

Federalists

Democratic-Republicans

Whigs

Anti-Federalists

Democratic-Republicans were pro-British, Federalists were pro-French

Both parties supported the French Revolution

Democratic-Republicans were pro-French, Federalists were pro-British

Both parties opposed the French Revolution

Farmers and artisans

Merchants and manufacturers

Slaves and indentured servants

Planters and laborers

John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine

George Washington and James Madison

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

how the nation should develop economically

whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

how the nation should admit new states

whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

taxation without representation

the doctrine of judicial review

territorial expansion to the west

the extent of federal power

To organize people with similar political beliefs to influence government

To create laws without public input

To control all aspects of the economy

To eliminate opposition groups