Unit II Lesson 3

The Rise of Political Parties

Essential Question:

• How did Presidents George Washington

and John Adams set important precedents

in the economic and political development

of the United States?

What is the history of political parties?

Democrats Republicans

Political

Parties?

The Founding Fathers did NOT mention political parties in the

U.S. Constitution; the Framers saw political parties as “factions”who would put their own selfish needs ahead of the needs of the

country

“Political Parties”

Summer of 1787

Obama Delays

Executive Action on

Immigration Until

After Elections

WASHINGTON—President

Barack Obama said

Saturday he plans to put off

executive action on

immigration reform until

after the midterm elections,

citing politics as the reason

for the delay.

The decision is a nod to

fellow Democrats in tough

Senate races who had

complained the executive

action could hurt them in

their campaigns.

George

Washington!

Remember Me?

“Farewell

Address”

Third Term

“Good-Bye!”March 4, 1797

1797-2015

Washington’s Farewell Address: Americans must never put

loyalty to their “faction” (political party or part of the

country) above allegiance to the nation

The Same

Thomas

Jefferson

Democratic-

Republican

Alexander

Hamilton

Federalist

1797

Policy

Hamilton

Aaron Burr

Federalist

(Anti-Federalist)

John Adams- Federalist Founding Father from

Massachusetts and second President of the United States

John Adams

Jefferson Adams

Election of

1796

FederalistDemocratic Republican

JeffersonAdams

20 Years

“Adams is

vain and

irritable

and fancies

himself a

King”

“Jefferson is

a godless

demagogue

who would

have us all

speaking

French!”

“Don’t forget

T.J., I’m still

the Prez!!!

Adams

Election of

1800

Jefferson

Political

Parties?

“Farewell

Address”

JeffersonAdams

2014

$3.7

BILLION

on the

2014

Election

As they wrote the U.S. Constitution, George

Washington and the other Founding Fathers

saw political parties as:

A.Effective for raising money for campaigns

B.An important aspect of democracy

C.Appropriate for a direct democracy but not

for a republic

D.Factions motivated by ambition and self-

interest

With reference to political parties, the United

States Constitution:

A.Provided only a general framework for

their development

B.Made no mention of them

C.Specified that Congress be organized

along party lines

D.Had to be amended to allow for their

development

Who were the first and second presidents of

the United States?

A.George Washington and Thomas

Jefferson

B.George Washington and Alexander

Hamilton

C.George Washington and John Adams

D.George Washington and James Madison