Organizing Facts
The numbered items below are related to the first political parties. Write the number of each item
in the appropriate section of the chart
The First Political Parties
Political Leaders
Policies/Laws
Public Supporters
Answers
1. small Southern farmers
2. Alexander Hamilton
3. strict interpretation of the Constitution
4. British alliance
5. French alliance
6. New Englanders
7. Thomas Jefferson
8. implied powers of the federal government
9. rule by educated property owners
10. strong state governments
11. rule by ordinary citizens
12. favored banking and shipping interests
13. James Madison
14. wealthy Southern plantation owners
15. strong central government
16. urban workers in Mid-Atlantic states
17. Alien and Sedition Acts
18. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Political factions or parties began to form during the struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution of 1787. Friction between them increased as ...
