Term Papers on The Contrasts Of The Federalist Party And The Democratic-Republican Party

Term Paper Title	The Contrasts Of The Federalist Party And The Democratic-Republican Party
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The Contrasts of the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party

Andrew Reich
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     With the creation of the United States Government two parties were formed. One party was the Federalist Party, and the other party was the Democratic-Republican Party. There were very few similarities between the two parties, yet there were quite a few contrasts between the two parties.  Although it is often difficult to discern differences between today’s political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, the differences between  the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party were quite evident.

     One major difference was the type of people involved in each party and what these people felt about the French Revolution.  First off, the Federalists were made up by and were also led by wealthy aristocrats. The Anti-Federalists were made up of ordinary Americans, such as small farmers, tradesman, and shopkeepers, yet the Anti-Federalists were led by well respected educated wealthy businessmen. Second off, the Federalists felt that the French Revolution was nothing like the well-organized American Revolution. They felt that it was a crazed, bloodthirsty crowd, cutting participants of the royal family’s heads off in the public squares. Yet the Anti-Federalists felt there was not a difference between the American Revolution and the French Revolution.  They felt that the French people were just standing up for what they felt were their rights, which the King of France had taken away from them. Third off, The Federalists were led by John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton. The Anti-Federalists were led by Thomas Jefferson, and   James Madison.

     Another major difference was the two parties different beliefs on powers of national and state governments. The Federalists wanted a relatively strong National Government and weak state governments. Also, the Federalists wanted the National Government to safeguard their property and protect their businesses from foreign competition, and they wanted a Protective Tariff to insure the safety of their sales of their businesses from foreign competition. The A...

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