George Washington's Two-Party System Analysis

The founders hoped to avoid factions in the government which was the equivalent of the political parties which came into being. The founding fathers goal would become unachievable during George Washington’s presidency which would mark the beginning of the two party systems. This system began with Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist, was the Secretary of the Treasury and the antifederalists who became known as the democratic republicans led by Jefferson. Political parties were very important in the evolution of the way the united states governed itself due to the fact that people with shared economic and cultural goals joined together to influence policy decisions in America. These parties were able to back candidates for certain positions. Once …show more content…
The idea of succession was also brought up at the convention and despite the fact that it was never really discussed it the idea of succession from the union outraged nationalists that emerged following the war and caused the party to be viewed unpopularly. As a result of the Federalists everyone began making a claim of membership of the Democrat-Republican, caused the one party system to be doomed from the beginning due to the fact that there were too many different competing interests. The supposed era of good feelings represented the presidency of James Monroe and the nationalism that develops after the war of 1812. During this time Henry Clay develops the American system of a Strong banking system, protective tariffs, and a network of roads and canals this system contributed to the development of the US because it gave us the financial stability needed for industrialization. This system also created conflict between different regional groups who had distinct economic systems that would be affected by the different policy decisions the government would make and would contribute to shaky …show more content…
Andrew Jacksons creation of the spoils system was created to reward political supporters with public office was seen as allowing common man into the government but was really it allowed for each political party to have more influence in the government because the political party in power could hire their supporters. The Tariff of abominations was a result of inter party tensions between Jacksonians and the Adams administration. Despite the fact that Jackson was not a big fan of the tariff but he was opposed to south Carolina threatening nullification even more and passed the force bill which allowed for the military to collect federal funds if need be. Despite the fact that this conflict was solved by henry clay’s compromise of slowly lowering the tariff, the south became even more opposed of the federal government’s power due to their fear of the government getting involved with slavery. The democratic republicans also affected the development of the United States due to the fact that they elected Andrew Jackson and he was opposed to national bank and believed that it was monopolistic, his opposition caused him to veto the re-charter of the bank and instead deposited government funds into state banks that were not regulated. This lack of regulation resulted in ups and downs in the economy which would result in the financial crash of 1837. Political parties also influenced the United States because in the