The Political Party System in America (1789-1880’s)

Abstract

This extended essay aims tackling “The Political Party System in America (1789- 1880’s)” to achieve this aim, the researcher has found it necessary to divide the research work into two chapters. The first one seeks to define the term party system. It also attempts to deal with the formation of national government. In the end, it tries to explore the new type of government. As for the second chapter, it starts first with the concepts of political parties in contrast with factions and interest groups and the role that they did during this period. Second and finally, it introduces the distinctive features and characteristics of the American political parties, why two-party system in the United States and what are the differences between the two major parties. The subject of the second chapter is the foundation of the political parties the foundation of the political parties. The method adopted in this dissertation is descriptive since it deals with the history of The Political Party System in America.