How did Political Parties Develop?

Did you know that the Framers of the constitution were against political parties?  When George Washington ran for president, one reason he won was because there were no political parties to run candidates against him.  Political parties arose because people had different ideas on how to solve the nation's problems.

In this WebQuest, you will be able to:

• state the reason for the disagreement over the meaning of the words in the Constitution.
• describe the two original political parties, their front-runners, and the disputes that divided them.
• study the political beliefs of the Democratic and Republican parties on an issue.
• find information about the major third parties political groups.