a party system
Political parties learned to increase their chances of winning elections by: Offering jobs to supporters Making sure supporters turned out to vote Discouraging supporters of opponents from voting
Prevented major parties from adopting the ideas of their supporters.
Political parties learned to increase their chances of winning elections by: Offering jobs to supporters Making sure supporters turned out to vote Discouraging supporters of opponents from voting
democratic-republican
Jefferson's party was known as the Democratic Republicans.
Filling important government positions with party supporters.
the two parties were the federalists and the anti-federalists. hamilton supporters were members of the federalist party The whiskey rebellion
In the United States, people felt differently about the formation of political parties. While some were happy to get an identity, others felt that this was a dangerous way of dividing the country politically.
Alternating four year terms between parties, and dividing the offices equally between the two parties.
The Roman Republic political parties were more like mafia families. There were a many parties as there were political leaders. The numbers were constantly changing as supporters switched sides frequently. For all practical purposes, an accurate count would be impossible.
Political Parties.
The spoils system is the practice of giving public office to the supporters and friends of successful political parties. It can be viewed as a system of patronage.