Political Parties

Which of the following statements best reflects a key belief of the Democratic-Republican party?

• “The growing power of the central government is a threat to the rights of the states.”

• “Unless we take steps to encourage manufacturing, our national economy will fail.”

• “The Supreme Court must have the freedom to interpret the Constitution as it sees fit.”

• “The United States must strengthen its economic bond with Great Britain.”

-The extent of the federal government’s powers

-The establishment of a national bank

-The interpretation of the Constitution

Disagreements over the issues listed above, led to-

• the appointment to office of Chief Justice, John Marshall

• the creation of Henry Clay’s American system

• the organization of the first United States political parties

• the election of George Washington to a second term as president

The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s largely because of political

differences between-

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine

• George Washington and James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton