Compare And Contrast Democrats Vs Federalists

George Washington was chosen as the first president of the United States. Other than the Judiciary Act of 1789, Washington also set up the Cabinet, which included president, vice-president, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of War. As the Secretary of State, Jefferson had extremely contrasting viewpoints with the Hamilton, Secretary of Treasury. Their opposition of each other’s ideas eventually split the country into two political parties, the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists. With different beliefs on the split of power between the federal government and state government, contrasting economic plans, and different groups of supporters, the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists held ongoing debates throughout

Earlier in the history of United States, the north generally had more political influence than the south did. Because the capital was located in north, New England colonies were more involved in politics and had more opportunity to express their stands in the national government. However, the transfer of the capital to the District of Columbia urged by the Democratic Republicans allowed southern states such as Virginia and Maryland to be more active in politics. Since Federalists were mostly located in the north and Democratic Republicans in the south, the transfer balanced the political power between the two groups, which separately represented the wealthier class and the farmers. The two-party system was also effective when it came to other issues. While Hamilton wanted the national government to assume the state debts, Jefferson’s Democratic Republican party opposed Hamilton’s idea because southern states owed less money than the north and this decision would make the south pay tax to pay for the debt owed by the north. The Federalists, which were in favor of the creditors, and the Democratic Republicans, which were in favor of the debtors, forbidden the domination of either groups of