The Impact of United States Presidential Elections on the World View (Standing) of America

During the 1790 the country was split up over the rise of political parties. There were the federalists led by alexander hamilton and the democratic-republicans led by Alexander Hamilton and the democratic republicans led by tomas jefferson. The federalists and democratic-republicans have different views on many things, including the interpretation of the constitution, strong parts of the nation's economy and if the alien and sedition acts were important to have in our country.

“In spite of the founders’ fears, two major-political factions – the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists were formed even before the Constitution was ratified.” Sidlow, 2015, P 143) Federalists wanted stronger national government and Anti-Federalist (Jefferson Republicans) wanted states’ rights and feared government could become too powerful. In the election of 1796 was the first time candidates from different political party systems held strongly opposed party principles and this time period defined political life as we know it. For the next twenty years the Jefferson Republicans dominated American Politics. In the 1820’s the Jefferson Republicans split into two groups, supporters of Andrews Jackson called their party the Democrats, and the other group called themselves the National Republican Party (Whig Party). During the 1840’s and 1850’s Democrats and Whigs competed for the White House and the two party system fully emerged

In 1787, the delegates at the continental congress were all federalists. However, at the end of John Adams’ role as president, two separate political parties with different interpretations of the constitution developed: The Democratic-Republicans (also known as the Jeffersonian-Republicans) and the federalists. During the 1800s, there were two main political parties: the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Jeffersonian Republicans followed a strict interpretation of the constitution and the federalists followed a loose interpretation. However, during the presidencies of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, the two Parties abandoned their original beliefs. The Federalists, including Madison, started to interpret the constitution loosely and the Republicans, who followed Thomas Jefferson, interpreted the constitution strictly. Both changed their political positions

The Federalists and Republicans became the first political parties in the United States in the election of 1796. The Federalists and the Republicans clashed an array of times throughout the early national period, over issues relating to the future of the United States. The Federalist Party consisted of Alexander Hamilton and his supports, and favored a commercial economy and strong central government. The Republican Party was led by Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, they were in favor of an agrarian economy and states’ rights. The problems prevalent in the United States led to each parties supporters to take varying positions on these issues.

The opening of the nineteenth century found Thomas Jefferson and James Madison at the forefront of Democratic-Republican party. As the third and fourth presidents of the United States, respectively, Jefferson and Madison held together a country divided by issues such as foreign policy disputes and political sectionalism. Largely supported by Southern farmers and plantation owners, they aimed to strengthen their country through a rigid interpretation of the Constitution. Strict constructionist Democratic-Republicans believed in limiting the strength of the federal government and preserving the rights of the states. They opposed the broad constructionist Federalists, who preferred a loose interpretation of the Constitution—meaning that the government could assume powers not explicitly stated or prohibited in the Constitution. These Federalists also favored a strong, central government to ensure order and organization throughout the country. Jefferson’s election, deemed the “Revolution of 1800,” was a peaceful transfer of power from the former and last Federalist president, John Adams, to the new Democratic-Republican leader. But with this transfer of power came a shift in policies for both parties. Changing circumstances, as well as political and economic pressures, caused both presidents to compromise their beliefs in order to benefit the country; during their presidencies, they behaved as Democratic-Republicans in some respects and as Federalists in other areas. Though

The election had taken place just five months after the war began which James Madison thought would increase his chances of winning the election. In the election of 1812 it was Democratic-Republican leader James Madison versus Democratic-Republican leader Dewitt Clinton. Even though Madison won the election, it was difficult for him because Clinton was a former Federalist. This meant that he had supporters on both sides of the political parties. During the election the Democratic-Republican’s wanted to strike against the natives and continue expanding to the west. This was mainly due to the Democratic-Republican’s economy being based mostly on farming and agriculture. So by moving into the west they get more land, and more land equaled a better economy. The federalists on the other hand had a tough decision to make. Their economy was based mostly on shipping and trading. They had to choose to either support the southern states and fight the Natives or focus on their own problem of the British taking their ships. Another reason that the federalist did not want President Madison reelected was because he kept the policies of Thomas Jefferson’s Embargo Acts of 1807 when he became president. This heavily affected the northern states and especially New England. This was also not forgotten when it came time to reelect

Before the Election of 1800, also known as the Revolution of 1800, the world had never experienced a peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another. Prior to the election, all preceding presidents belonged to the Federalist party; John Adams was the last of the Federalist. Now the power belonged to the first Democratic-Republican, Thomas Jefferson. He declared the election to be revolutionary because of the

When the election of 1808 began, James Madison was going to run for president and represent the Democratic-Republican party. For James’s campaign, he was supported by Thomas Jefferson. His opponent for the election was Charles C. Pinckney who represented the Federalist party. After having to deal with the hardships of the election, the results were in; James Madison won the election of 1808 and was the fourth president of the United States. He won 122 electoral votes and carried over twelve states. Charles only won forty four votes and carried five states. In the beginning of James’s presidency, he pursued many policies of Thomas Jefferson. Many thought he was a methodical and practical president. During the first four years of his presidency, nothing drastic had occurred. The only problem that

Prior to the War of 1812 the first parties to exist were the Federalists with conservative views favoring National Banks, tariffs and supported supplied power and the Democratic–Republican Party. These parties existed 1792-1824 and include the Federalist Party which was dominant in New England in 1800—business community. The Democratic-Republicans became dominant after 1800—mostly farmers and planters. After the War of 1812, the nation returned to a period of one-party government in national politics. “The Federalist Party decline brought about an illusion of National Political Unity. Congress was setup by President George Washington to be protector of the people—public policy. Rivalry followed and discourse grew over political differences. A divided occurred over the Financial Panic of 1819, the Depression—debt relief, banking, monetary policy, tariffs—and slavery and created a second party system that lasted from 1828-1854 (Ashworth, 1986).

By 1817 the great American experiment was in full swing. America was developing into an effective democratic nation. However as the democracy continued to grow, two opposing political parties developed, the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Jeffersonian Republicans believed in strong state governments, a weak central government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. The Federalists saw it differently. They opted for a powerful central government with weaker state governments, and a loose interpretation of the Constitution. The seemingly solid divide between Federalist and Republican would begin to blur during the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

The United States began as a weak, newborn nation that grew into a large, self-supporting country with a governing body unique to this time period. As the government grew and the nation prospered, the rise of leaders and political figures came about and with this, conflicting principles and ideology spawned, thus creating the first of the political parties; the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Although the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans ideology and stances on the power of the federal government, domestic economic policies and the group of constituents they represented differed vastly, members of both parties often compromised their own beliefs for the nation’s best interest as a whole.

The election of 1800 would go down as being the election that proved the new government could withstand differences in opinion in a diverse country. With the first two elections being dominated by the Federalist Party, the election of 1800 was a change in the status quo because the new Democratic - Republican Party would take office. This change in power showed that a change in leadership could happen in this government and the country would still be able to go on. The election realigned the nation and ushered in an era of Democratic-Republican Party rule and the eventual downfall of the Federalist Party. It was a rematch of the election of 1796 and pitted the pro-French and agrarian Democratic-Republicans under Jefferson and Aaron Burr against

After George Washington was elected first president of the United States, two groups of people, the Federalists and the Republicans, started to form being led by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, respectively. The two groups had similar, if not identical, goals. These were directed at improving the country and protecting the rights of citizens. This, however, is where the difference begin. Though driven by the need to accomplish similar goals, the two parties made use of incredibly different methods to accomplish them. Some of these different methods focused around the questions of the power of the federal government, the inclusion of tariffs, the establishment of a national bank, the amount of taxes, and the interpretation of the constitution.

Throughout Adams and Jefferson’s presidencies,the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties disagreed greatly on how the United States should be governed. Hence, different political ideas were put forth into the governmental bodies from both parties. By 1809, the Democratic-Republican party had prevailed in being more influential and reaching political goals.

In the book A Magnificent Catastrophe, the author, Edward J. Larson, depicts a story or stories of the unimaginably eccentric elections that have occurred in the United States of America. The author goes on to write and explain the details that happened in the First Presidential Campaign in the 1800’s. Larson builds a strong case to explain the ideas that the John Adams/Thomas Jefferson “battle” of 1800 brought to the table in accordance to each of their beliefs and how the newly free country should be governed. There were the Federalists, who were led by John Adams, who viewed their America as having a strong government and led by the guiding principles of power to the president and society’s elite. On the other hand, there were the Republicans who were led by Vice-President, Thomas Jefferson; he believed that the government should be egalitarian and allow power to its people,. The presidential campaigns were the first in American history and helped form the ideals of a stable government, which controlled the future for the America we live in today. It is effectively important to notice that Larson explains that, “The longtime friends had become