Question

What were the first two political parties? Explain at least three major differences.

Answer 1

Hint: A political party is an organised group of people or bodies that seek to gain political power through an election in order to run a country's affairs. It frequently nominates candidates for public office. Political parties evolved to mobilize the growing mass of voters as a means of political control as the electorate grew. Political parties became institutionalized in order to carry out this critical function.

Complete answer:
As per the questions, the first two political parties emerged to organize the growing mass of voters as a means of political power as the electorate grew to achieve this vital mission, political parties became institutionalized.

The first two-party system consisted of the Federalist Party, which supported the ratification of the Constitution, and the Democratic-Republican Party or the Anti-Administration Party (Anti Federalists), which opposed the powerful central government established by the Constitution when it went into effect in 1789.

There are three major differences are as follows:

The Federalist Party	The Democratic-Republican Party or the Anti-Administration Party
It was in favor of the Constitution's ratification.	It stood in opposition to the powerful central government created by the Constitution when it went into operation in 1789.
Federalists desired a powerful federal government.	The individual rights of citizens could be jeopardized if the federal government became too powerful.
As a Federalist, Hamilton wanted to establish a national bank. He believed that this would increase the country's economic security.	This political group, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, sought to limit the power of the government.
They looked up to England because of its long-term stability.	The Democratic Republicans backed the French and focused on agriculture and free trade.

Note: Federalists envisioned a powerful federal republican government headed by educated, public-spirited property owners. On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans feared too much central government control and concentrated more on the country's rural regions, which they believed were underrepresented and underserved.