CHAPTER 8 SECTION 3 THE FIRST POLITICAL PARTIES

CHAPTER 8 SECTION 3 THE FIRST POLITICAL PARTIES PP. 264 -267

HAMILTON THE MUSICAL WHAT EVENT THAT WE STUDIED IS THIS SONG ABOUT?

OPPOSING VIEWS • ATTACKS ON WASHINGTON CAME FROM SUPPORTERS OF JEFFERSON WASHINGTON DENOUNCED POLITICAL PARTIES —MANY WERE DISTRUSTFUL OF THEM HAMILTON AND JEFFERSON HELD OPPOSING VIEWS TWO PARTIES DEVELOPED FROM THESE OPPOSING VIEWS

HAMILTON STARTED THE FEDERALIST PARTY • FRIEND OF ORDER AND THE GOVERNMENT • THEY ADMIRED BRITAIN FOR ITS STABILITY • FAVORED BY NEW ENGLAND WEALTHIER SOUTHERN FARMERS

HAMILTON THE MUSICAL • WHAT WAS THE ARGUMENT ABOUT BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON?

JEFFERSON STARTED THE DEMOCRATIC- REPUBLICANS • WANTED POWER KEPT IN THE STATE GOVERNMENTS • FEARED STRONG CENTRAL GOV’T • FAVORED THE FRENCH • SUPPORTED BY SMALL FARMERS AND URBAN WORKERS

FEDERALISTS VIEWS OF THE CONSTITUTION • OK TO USE IMPLIED POWERS • POWERS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION (ELASTIC CLAUSE) • EX. NATIONAL BANK • ELECTED OFFICIALS RULE PEOPLE’S NAME IN THE • PUBLIC OFFICE HELD BY HONEST AND EDUCATED MEN OF PROPERTY

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS • STRICT VIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION • EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS • GOVERNMENT SAFE ONLY IF ORDINARY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED

ELECTION OF 1796 • CANDIDATES RAN FOR PRESIDENT AS MEMBERS OF A PARTY - AT CAUCUSES LEADERS CHOSE WHO WOULD RUN AS THEIR PARTY’S CANDIDATES -FEDERALISTS NOMINATED JOHN ADAMS -DEM-REPUBLICANS NOMINATED JEFFERSON -ADAMS WON-JEFFERSON VICE-PRESIDENTCAME FROM 2 DIFFERENT PARTIES—NOT ON FRIENDLY TERMS

HAMILTON THE MUSICAL • WHAT IS HAMILTON WORRIED ABOUT IN THE SONG, I KNOW HIM?