They detested them, for the most part, and believed that they would be the nation's downfall, even as they began to appear in the beginning of Washington's presidency.
With political parties, people often vote for the party, not the politician. With political parties, you also have more "group think", which can result in laws being passed just because a political...
Absolutely not. Parties are not even mentioned in the Constitution. Parties were a result of differing political views, though not mentioned in the constitution, they are not banned either.
The Constitution of the United States never mentions political parties. Political parties did spring up as a natural reaction to the constitution's slightly vague limits on federal powers. One party...