How Are Political Parties Formed

The founding fathers of the country of the United States did not envision the development of political parties when they were forming the country. They had their minds set on Britain’s government before the revolution and still did not see political parties in the future after the revolution, although they did envision their own government. Because of the Articles of Confederation pertained the idea of a weak government, it had no room for political parties. The Constitution of the United States had the place for political parties, but when James Madison wrote the Constitution no one even thought of even having political parties. Shortly after the Constitution was written, however, political parties formed. How did these political parties get formed? Well, it started how many other political parties are formed today, a disagreement.
Leaders of the American Revolution hated the idea of political parties.
The Republican party is a big advocate towards a strong national government. The Republican Party, like the former Federalist Party was mostly located in the North. One of the most famous and first presidents of the Republican party was Abraham Lincoln. The Republican mascot, the elephant, was developed from the idea of a political cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly. Afterthe American Civil War, the Republican Party dominated the political system. Its support of protective tariffs gained it the support of powerful industrialist and the Northern urban areas, and Northern and Midwestern farmers, and most immigrant groups. The Republican Party lost its dominating position after the Great depression, it later re-emerged with the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, during which the Republican Party took a strong anti-communist stance and civil rights legislation and advocated lower taxes for the