Pros And Cons Of Political Parties

At some point in a person’s life, they get the option to affiliate themselves with a certain political party. They may base this decision by how they were raised, peer pressure from their surrounding environments, or solely based on their own opinions from what they learn in school or from other resources. What makes political parties important? When the founders of the United States Constitution drafted the Constitution, they did not foresee political parties. However, they did envision other constitutional ideas. These include: separation of powers among the executive, legislative branch, judicial branch, federalism, and indirect election of the president by an Electoral College. (IIP Digital) In 1800 the United States developed emerging parties that would be organized on a national level which would help define accomplishments among elections. Because of the idea of the political parties coming forth, it helped with the decision of who could and could not vote. In today’s time we are most familiar with the two major parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. I believe it would be safe to say that they dominant the political process. In recent years the two parties were joined together and considered one. It was called the …show more content…
This party felt the threats of pro-slavery Democrats and their harsh ways of taking over government. The pro-slavery Democrats were voting against liberty. Because of this uproar, we found ourselves being led by the first Republican president in 1860, Abraham Lincoln. With the commencement of the Civil War, the Democrats in the North were divided based on how they supported the military policies created by Abraham Lincoln. There were War Democrats who supported the policy, and the Copperheads who opposed the situation. To avoid any wartime issues, none of the political parties were allowed to join the