What Are Parties and How Did They Form?

Which supporter of federalism warned people about the dangers of political parties?

  1. John Adams
  2. Alexander Hamilton
  3. James Madison
  4. George Washington

Hint:

D

Which of the following was not a third-party challenger?

  1. Whig Party
  2. Progressive Party
  3. Dixiecrats
  4. Green Party

Why were the early U.S. political parties formed?

Hint:

Early parties were electoral coalitions of elites, mostly in the U.S. Congress. They were mostly designed to help win House elections and the presidency, but they quickly expanded activities to the state level.

What techniques led the Democratic Party to national prominence in the 1830s through 1850s?