Political Parties In The 1790s

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In the United states the two party system began in the 1790’s. The two parties were the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalist. Each of these parties had completely different views about how the country should be held. The Democratic-Republican party was a party who opposed the federalist, believed in a Democratic government and were more diverse. The federalist were in favor of the constitution, wealthier and carried more respect. During the election in 1796 political candidates were running for office. Some of the people who were apart of the revolution era before did not believe that these selected candidates would last, but they did. This election began the political life. The federalist of 1797 were people who supported the