While writing the Constitution, neither James Madison nor Alexander Hamilton envisioned the emergence of political parties. However, it only took a couple years of Washington being in office before they formed. After Hamilton created his financial plan for the country, there was a big divide in how people felt toward it. The two parties that initially formed were the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The federalists were the ones that agreed with Hamiltons plan and the national bank. They favored the British, and thought that manufacturing and urbanization was the way of the future. Almost the opposite of that, the Democratic-Republicans did not agree with Hamiltons financial plan and the National Bank. They favored the French, and believed that farming and agriculture was the way to go. Another argument that was had between them was how to interpret the Constitution. The Federalists favored loose construction of the Constitution and liked the necessary and proper clause. They thought that if the Constitution did not specifically say not to do it, and it is necessary and proper, like the Nation Bank, then the Federal government had the right to do it. The Democratic-Republicans fav
ored strict constitution of the Constitution, and heavily favored the 0th Amendment saying that what is not said in the Constitution should be left up to the states. As time went on near the 820s political parties started to shift. In the 824 election, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were running against each other. Adams aligned more with the views of the Federalist Party whereas Jackson aligned with the views of the Democratic-Republican. He opposed the National Bank and favored a more hands off approach. Andrew Jacksons party became known as the Democrats. This party was mainly supported by farmers, city workers, and laborers. The Whigs was a political party that was formed in opposition to Jackson. The Whigs aligned much more with the views of the Federalists and were supporters of the national bank. While the Whigs were supported by businesses and banks, Andrew Jackson claimed to be the common man president, meaning that he was just an everyday person like all of his voters. Although Jackson claims to be the common manΒs president, he fails to protect the individual liberties of people that arent white males, and only stays strict to the Constitution when it is convenient for him.