Although George Washington opposed political parties, political parties began to form in the 1790s during his administration due to the disputes between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton felt that the Excise tax and the National Bank were good Economic plans to fix the nation's debt problem; however, Jefferson believed the National Bank to be unconstitutional under his ‘strict’ interpretation of the Constitution and the Excise tax to be despicable. Hamilton also supported the Sedition and Alien Acts which were intended to cripple the Democratic-Republicans. Jeffersonians felt these acts were a direct attack on the liberties given to the people in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Federalists also ruled in the
