Political Parties In The United States

Political parties have been around for a long time and they help people with like opinions to congregate into one group. Each political party has their own opinions and reasons why they have those opinions. The first two parties in the United States were the Federalists and the Democrats. The Democratic party was founded in 1792 and it was made to oppose the Federalist party members in the first congress. The democrats were worried about the government becoming too big and the Constitution being interpreted liberally. They believe that state government should be more powerful than the federal government. Most Democrats were southerners, farmers and small businessmen. They were trying to keep their interests from getting into the hands …show more content…
I have to agree with the Federalists. Obviously the world we live in today was built on the Constitution and follows the Constitution. I feel we are all Americans and we need to be unified as Americans. Without the Constitution each state would be like its own country and it would be hard to call ourselves the United States of America. We need to be united as Americans not separated as Texans, Californians, Michiganders and so on. It is a lot easier for us as a country to have foreign relations, tax imported goods, etc. because we are seen as one. If we had not followed the Constitution, then our world today would be a lot different. The federal government would be much smaller and would have significantly less power. Most of the power would be within the states. With this each state would almost be like its own country. Without following the Constitution all the states might as well just become their own countries with their own government and monetary system and the federal government could just dissolve. The Constitution is what made us a country and I don’t agree with what the early democrats thought of it. So in my opinion the Federalists offered the best vision for the