The First Political Parties

Lesson 9.3 – Review of Political Party Chart

Do Now• Take out the vocabulary from page 256 and let’s

review it as a class

Leaders• Who were the leaders of each political party?

Federalists• 1. Alexander Hamilton

Republicans• 1. Thomas Jefferson

Republicans• 2. James Madison

Role of government/how Constitution should be

interpreted

• What did each party believe was the role of government and how the Constitution should be interpreted?

Federalists• 1. Favored a strong federal government

Federalists• 2. Believed the Constitution gave government

“implied” powers

• 3. These implied powers are not enumerated, or listed clearly in the Constitution

Federalists• 4. Federalists believed the enumerated powers

imply the power to do other things

Federalists• 5. They believed Congress could make all laws

“necessary and proper” to carry out its enumerated powers

Republicans• 1. Believed in a strict reading of the Constitution

Republicans• 2. Rejected the federalist idea of implied powers

Republicans• 3. They believed congressional powers were

limited to what is absolutely necessary to carry out the enumerated powers

Debate made about forming a national

bank

• How did each side debate the national bank?

Federalists• Alexander Hamilton believed that because of the

“necessary and proper” clause, he had the power to create a national bank

Republicans• Thomas Jefferson disagreed with Hamilton, and

did not believe he had the right to set up a national bank

Beliefs about how people should be involved in

government

• According to each political party, what role did the people have in government?

Federalists• 1. Supported representative government, in

which elected officials ruled in the people’s name

Federalists• 2. They did not believe it was wise to let the

public become too involved in politics

Federalists• 3. Federalists thought that educated, wealthier

men should hold public office

Federalists• 4. They did not trust ordinary people to make

good decisions

Republicans• 1. Republicans feared a strong central

government controlled by only a few people

Republicans• 2. They believed that democracy and liberty

would be safe only if ordinary people took part fully in government

Quote about how people should be involved in

government

• What were the quotes that were stated about the role of people in government? Who said each quote?

Federalists• In Alexander Hamilton’s words. “The people are

turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right.”

Republicans• In Thomas Jefferson’s words, “I am not among

those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence [what we depend on] for continued freedom

Wrap Up• How did Federalists believe government should be

run? What are “implied” powers?”

• How did Republicans believe government should be run? How did they feel about “Implied powers?”

• Which political party favored a national bank? Why did they believe they had the right to create one?

• Which political party feared the judgment of the people? Which side felt that government depended on the people for our continued freedom?