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WHY WERE THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST POLITICAL PARTIES?

·       POLITICAL PARTIES ARE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO JOIN TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS ABOUT GOVERNMENT.

·       THERE IS NOTHING IN THECONSTITUTION REGULATING POLITICAL PARTIES.

·       THE FRAMERS FELT POLITICAL PARTIES WERE FACTIONS.

·       THEY FEARED THE STRONGEST FACTION WOULD CONTROL THE GOVERNMENT.

·       IF SO, THE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT PROTECT EQUALLY THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF ALL THE PEOPLE – BUT OF THE PARTY IN POWER.

WHY WAS THE DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE WORDS IN THE CONSTITUTION IMPORTANT?

·      HAMILTON – NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE?

·      HAMILTON BELIEVED THAT NECESSARY MEANT THAT WHICH IS NEEDFUL OR USEFUL TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.

·      SAID CONSTITUTION CREATED GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE NATIONAL PROBLEMS.

·      AS LONG AS A PROBLEM WAS NATIONAL, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD AND SHOULD DEAL WITH IT.

·      JEFFERSON—NECESSARY MEANS “ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY”

·      FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD NOT DO WHATEVER IT WANTED.

·      IF GOVERNMENT WERE FREE TO DEFINE ITS OWN POWERS, IT WOULD THREATEN THE LIBERTY OF THE PEOPLE.

WHY WAS THE DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE NATION’S ECONOMY IMPORTANT?

·      HAMILTON WANTED TO CREATE A STRONG CURRENCY—FORM OF MONEY THAT A COUNTRY USES.

·      WANTED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MANUFACTURE GOODS ON A LARGE SCALE.

·      WANTED TO SOLVE FEDERAL AND STATE DEBT – FROM REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

·      WANTED A NATIONAL BANK TO HELP COLLECT TAXES MAKE LOANS TO PRIVATE CITIZENS, AND ISSUE PAPER MONEY.

·      PAPER MONEY WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY AVAILABLE.

·      PEOPLE DID NOT TRUST PAPER MONEY – IT WOULD LOSE ITS VALUE.

·      HAMILTON ARGUED NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE TO OPEN BANK.  JEFFERSON ARGUED “ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY”

·      WASHINGTON AGREED TO OPEN THE BANK.

·      THIS INCREASED THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WHY WAS THE DISAGREEMENT ABOUT FOREIGN AFFAIRS IMPORTANT?

·      WAR BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

·      JEFFERSON WANTED TO MAINTAIN CLOSE TIES TO FRANCE.

·      BRITAIN BEGAN SEIZING OUR SHIPS TO SEARCH FOR WEAPONS THAT MAY BE GOING TO FRANCE.

·      BRITAIN ALSO REFUSED TO LEAVE FORTS ON LAND THAT NOW BELONGED TO US.

·      REPUBLICANS WANTED US TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST BRITAIN.

·      HAMILTON WANTED RELATIONSHIP WITH BRITAIN.

·      US CARRIED ON MORE TRADE WITH BRITAIN THAN WITH FRANCE.

·      JOHN JAY WAS SENT TO NEGOTIATE A TREATY THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRITISH WOULD LEAVE THE FOTS THEY STILL HELD IN THE UNITED STATES.

·      AGREED TO INCREASE TRADE WITH AMERICANS.

·      DID NOT AGREE TO STOP SEARCHING AMERICAN SHIPS FOR GOODS GOING TO THE ENEMY.

·      WASHINGTON DECLARED NEUTRALITY.

WHAT WERE THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS?

·      JEFFERSON AND ADAMS WERE VERY CRITICAL OF EACH OTHER.

·      REPUBLICANS USED NEWSPAPERS TO BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THEIR VIEWS

·      ADAMS AND THE FEDERALISTS PASSED ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS.

·      REPUBLICANS WERE ANGERED BECAUSE THEY KNEW LAWS WERE AIMED AT THEM.

WHY WAS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800 IMPORTANT?

·      FIRST ELECTION THAT POLITICAL PARTIES BACKED CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.

·      FIRST TRANSFER OF POWER.

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES TODAY?

·      IMPORTANT PART OF POLITICAL SYSTEM.

·      GIVE PEOPLE A WAY TO JOIN OTHERS OF SIMILAR INTERESTS TO TRY TO INFLUENCE THE GOVERNMENT.

·      PEOPLE, WORKING THROUGH THEIR PARTIES, CAN NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, RAISE MONEY FOR CANDIDATES, AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR THEM.

·      PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT.

·      PARTY NOT IN POWER CAN DEBATE AND CRITICIZE THE PARTY IN POWER.

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