When did the two-party system start?

Answer 1

First Party System: This system can be considered to have developed as a result of the factions in the George Washington administration. The two factions were Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists and Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists argued for a strong national government with a national bank and a strong economic and industry system. The Anti-Federalists argued for a limited government, with a more emphasis on farmers and states' rights. After the 1800 Presidential election, the Anti-Federalists (later known as the Democratic-Republicans) gained major dominance for the next twenty years, and the Federalists slowly died off.

Second Party System: This system developed as a result of the one party rule of the Democratic-Republicans not being able to contain some of the most pressing issues of the time, namely slavery. Out of this system came the Whig Party. Wealthier people tended to support the Whigs, and the less fortunate tended to support the Democrats. The Democrats dominated this era, but the party began to break apart into factions, mainly over the issue of slavery.

Answer 2

This question has three answers.

A two-party political system emerges usually after the foundation of a new government, when the main governmental party splits due to beliefs on an issue.

In the United States, two political parties, the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists, emerged in the 1790s.

For various periods in US history, we have had a three or four party system. The political structure most common today, of the rivalry between Democrats and Republicans, emerged after the Civil War.

Answer 3

In the US, it seems to have occurred pretty naturally from the very beginning with the "Federalists" and the, for lack of a better name, "Anti-Federalists". This kind of suggests the basic principle of a two-party system: you have a party which is for some specific thing, and a party which is more or less wholeheartedly opposed to that specific thing.

Most of the time, two-party systems are not actually mandated by law... it's just that (in the US anyway) it generally works out so that only two parties are actually significant. Which parties those are can change from time to time, as parties that start off as fringe participants become more prominent (and, in some cases, merge with each other).

Answer 4

The two party system began to emerge during the ratification of the constitution in 1824, shortly before the Civil War.

Answer 5

The begining of the American two party system can be traced to the battle over the raticication of the Constitution

Answer 6

in 1967 to 1978

Answer 7

1824