history of parties

A political party is a group of _______________________________________________.

• who share the similar beliefs about government.
• who share the similar beliefs about the president.
• who share the similar beliefs about congress.
• who share the similar beliefs about the judicial branch

Political parties are mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. 

• True
• False

Since 1860s the ____________________ and ____________________party have dominated American politics. 

• Green,  Libertarian 
• Communists, Socialists
• Anarchist, Theocracy 
• Democratic, Republican

What do Third Parties do?

• Introduce new laws
• Introduce new ideas
• They get ignored
• They provide funding 

He believed a strong national government was necessary to provide economic and political order; the wealthy and well-educated (elite/upper class) should rule over the masses.

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

George Mason and Patrick Henry were... 

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists

Whose view on the Constitution believed...
a strict (narrow) construction (interpretation) of the Constitution is supported by the 10th Amendment which states powers not specifically given to the federal government belong “ to the states, or to the people”

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson