Compare And Contrast The Political Parties

The political parties have always had a competitive philosophy or theories in how this nation should law with balance and fairness for the people of this nation. From the beginning of the establishment of the United States the fist political party would emerge in the 1789-1801 the first party were called Federalist and the other party were the Republican Party also known as the Anti-Federalist. The Federalist Party was lead by Alexander Hamilton the first secretary of the treasury. Hamilton main supports were First President George Washington 1789-1797, Second President John Adams 1797-1801, first Chief Justice of the United States John Jay 1789-1795. Hamilton created different programs to pay off the debts foreign loans and revolutionary war.
The Republican party was led Thomas Jefferson and James Madison first secretary of state 1789-94; second vice president 1797-1801 and James Madison co-wrote the US Constitution and secretary of state 1797-180. Other supports of the Republican Party were craftsmen, laborers poor farmers and small businesses located in the south region. The Republican felt that the federalist were becoming too powerful and that power could become a way to oppress the common people. The republican were fighting for the common man and the bill of right which was the First Amendment in the New Constitution. The biggest fear the republican fear was the federalist self government would become corrupt. The republican believed in individual state right should be able to self govern. The Republican opposed on the Alien and Sedition Acts they felt this act were unfair and a violation of the bill of right. The Republican sought to have a democracy allowing freedom of speech, freedom of press, and to lower voting qualifications which would give a large amount of power to the people oppose to the general
The first major agreement in both parties was liberty for the American people but the problem was how much freedom should be granted. Both parties wanted to achieve a democracy, but were unsure government would work best for the nation. Their difference were great however, both parties’ disagreements establish the beginning of the political parties the creating the democracy know as the republicans and the democrats. Lastly major friction accrued from the departure of President Gorge Washington from second President John Adams 1797 to 1801. The most significance event that accrued though out the next presidential elections was the European battle and the relationship with the French was no longer; due to the “quasi-war” in 1798 and the bribe which the French government was enforcing; this event would be known as the XYZ Affair. This led the America to become allies with Great Britain. At the same time Thomas Jefferson was opposing the treaty with Great Britain and at this time he was the vice president. Another major event