When the founding fathers convened in 1787, they had no intention of including political parties in the United States system of government. Today, it is nearly impossible to consider an election without the two party system. When George Washington left office in 1797, he warned the people against breaking up into factions. In the current state of affairs with the 2016 election , America currently faces a predicament where the presidential candidates do not necessarily agree with the people’s principles. Many voters are picking their candidate simply because they could never vote for the other, as both of the candidates are out of touch with the people and involved in scandals. Based on the history of the two-party political system and
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In the 1850 's, the federalist party had fallen apart and the Jeffersonian party was born from the ashes in order to combat slavery. The first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln who led the nation through a civil war over this issue. After the war, the mainly republican presidents did their best to try to heal the rift between the north and the south. However, since they believed that they had resolved the issue of slavery, they refocused their attentions on unions and businesses. Teddy Roosevelt was a very pro-business, pro-bank, and pro-tariffs. He and Republicans after him pushed for more progressive policies, citing Lincoln as an example for their policies. However, with the more social policies of FDR and the threat of Communism in Europe, the republican party changed to a much more conservative viewpoint, manifested best in Ronald Reagan. Reagan also made moves to combat liberalism and support business, and according to Charles Kessler, tried to even "reset American politics to before liberalism". However American politicians were not prepared to become founders, and this attempt was unsuccessful. Today, the Republican Party 's stance is to hold on to old ideals of the constitution and the founders and to stay true to the
In the 1850 's, the federalist party had fallen apart and the Jeffersonian party was born from the ashes in order to combat slavery. The first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln who led the nation through a civil war over this issue. After the war, the mainly republican presidents did their best to try to heal the rift between the north and the south. However, since they believed that they had resolved the issue of slavery, they refocused their attentions on unions and businesses. Teddy Roosevelt was a very pro-business, pro-bank, and pro-tariffs. He and Republicans after him pushed for more progressive policies, citing Lincoln as an example for their policies. However, with the more social policies of FDR and the threat of Communism in Europe, the republican party changed to a much more conservative viewpoint, manifested best in Ronald Reagan. Reagan also made moves to combat liberalism and support business, and according to Charles Kessler, tried to even "reset American politics to before liberalism". However American politicians were not prepared to become founders, and this attempt was unsuccessful. Today, the Republican Party 's stance is to hold on to old ideals of the constitution and the founders and to stay true to the