Although George Washington and other founding fathers viewed political parties (factions) as dangerous, political parties out of power helps to strengthen democracy by being at times the "antithesis" of the party in power. Knowing what the issues were for each of the elections will serve as a good review as well as a good framework on viewing the American political tradition. Use the following flow chart to tell what were the issues that surrounded each presidential election from 1792-1900. In doing this assignment research what each opposing side offered or appealed to. What was the difference in the election if it was close? How and why did political parties form for each of the elections. Answers should be brief, no more than 3 to 4 sentences for each side of the election. Study the flow chart before you begin and before you email me that it is confusing, b/c at first it is confusing, but after you study it and look at the elections and issues it should start to make more sense. At times there is more than two parties, such as the elections of 1856 &1860, in that case do not forget to mention the smaller parties also. Make 1 illustration for each election that shows what you think is the most important point of the election.
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This is the model that you should follow. Each election should have these 3 components. The opposing sides and the eventual winner.
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Here is an example of how this works. During the Revolutionary Period there were two sides, Patriots and Tories.
Patriots wanted independence Tories wanted to remain loyal to the crown many were Congregationalist most Tories were Anglican
The Patriots won, so it was the Anti-federalist who won out (why anti-federalist? - remember they were against centralized authority such as the one that they broke away from, remember also that the first gov't was one under the Articles of Confederation, that kept the