What made The Presidential Election of 1828 interesting was that John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson had already won the popular and electoral votes. This election was a turning point in the split of the Democratic Republicans. It also helped restored the two-party system in America. The early Republic parties were different from the parties in the New Democracy because of the different views on philosophy and beliefs. In the 1830’s, parties saw themselves as heirs of the Jeffersonian Republican instead of the Hamiltonian Federalist tradition. In the early Republic, there were two major parties: the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists. The Democratic Republicans were the strongest in the South, weakest in the Northeast but they still had a strong following. They believed that the country should have a weak central regime, they advocated for the rule of the people, and they strongly believed that national debt was a burden to the people. The Federalists in the same time were beginning to fade, but they still were minute. They believed in a strong central government, they wanted to protect the wealthy, and they thought that national debt was a blessing to everyone. These two parties had very different philosophies, and that often led to them butting heads. Shortly after the election, the Federalists had disappeared and were replaced with …show more content…
The Whigs emerged shortly after the Election of 1828 and were leaded by Henry Clay. They favored the National Bank and they trumpeted the natural harmony of society. They were not a very big group, but they were very loud and known for speaking their opinions. On the opposite side, the Democrats were still as popular as ever, but their beliefs had changed based on the times and the people in power. They clung to state rights, they glorified the liberty of the individual, and they tended to be more calm and