Essay On The Rise And Fall Of Political Parties

The Rise and Fall: America
Many people do not know what a political party is. By definition “a political party is defined as an organised group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.” - google. Political parties are arguably the best mistake to ever happen to mankind's society. (add more)
In order to understand the role that political parties have had in United State’s history, it is essential to explain the background and development of political parties. The first president of the United States was against political parties wholeheartedly. At the same time, parties were forming within his own cabinet. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalist were the two identifiable parties that arose from Washington's cabinet. George Washington was the only president in presidential history of the United States to stayed nonpartisan throughout his presidency, believing that political parties were a monstrous pest that had no place among the newly founded …show more content…
When the parties started in the United States it made people pick sides. The beginning of this could clearly be seen in the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Thier ideas on financial standpoints of the United States of America was one of the many things they would butt heads about. These things, these monsters, this angry separation, is still in this world. It never left. The two main approaches that developed in the Revolutionary war are still present in this century. The way both parties view the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton’s view did not consist of adding a Bill of Rights. On the other side of that coin Thomas Jefferson insisted on there being a Bill of Rights. They never got along. When the Constitution was signed the Government had a huge decision to face. What to do with the