Part A. Explain the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic (i.e., major conflicts and concerns, development of the First Part System).
Early within the United States, roughly 1792 through 1824, the country was starting to form two sets of political views. These two sets were the Federalists and the Republicans, largely formed by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. This early version of political parties within the country is commonly referred to the First Party System (Norton, 2015).
In 1787, the Constitutional Convention was to rewrite the Constitution, then have it ratified by the states. What led to the rise of the two parties was largely due to the disagreement when rewriting it and what the implications would be. The Federalists that supported the rewriting, which felt the key to a strong country was to a strong central government. This conflicted with the idea that the states would need the most power, which the anti-federalists or Republicans were in favor of due to the fear that the central government would continue to gain power like the British Government did (Norton, 2015).
Part B. Discuss the development of the …show more content…
He was largely against the Second Bank of the United States because it would oppress the will of prevalent people of America coming from a group of privileged businessmen. As President, he faced the threat of secession by South Carolina due to the Tariff of Abominations. Jackson did not make the changes to the democratization of the nation’s Second Party System however, he did take advantage of it during his run for president. Jackson’s Democratic Party preached that all humans were equal in God’s eyes. They wanted nothing more to do with centralized government and pushed to make sure they stood up for the “poor community” within the nation after the Panic of 1819 (Norton,
Early within the United States, roughly 1792 through 1824, the country was starting to form two sets of political views. These two sets were the Federalists and the Republicans, largely formed by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. This early version of political parties within the country is commonly referred to the First Party System (Norton, 2015).
In 1787, the Constitutional Convention was to rewrite the Constitution, then have it ratified by the states. What led to the rise of the two parties was largely due to the disagreement when rewriting it and what the implications would be. The Federalists that supported the rewriting, which felt the key to a strong country was to a strong central government. This conflicted with the idea that the states would need the most power, which the anti-federalists or Republicans were in favor of due to the fear that the central government would continue to gain power like the British Government did (Norton, 2015).
Part B. Discuss the development of the …show more content…
He was largely against the Second Bank of the United States because it would oppress the will of prevalent people of America coming from a group of privileged businessmen. As President, he faced the threat of secession by South Carolina due to the Tariff of Abominations. Jackson did not make the changes to the democratization of the nation’s Second Party System however, he did take advantage of it during his run for president. Jackson’s Democratic Party preached that all humans were equal in God’s eyes. They wanted nothing more to do with centralized government and pushed to make sure they stood up for the “poor community” within the nation after the Panic of 1819 (Norton,