Chapter 9Section 3

The Federalists in Charge

Washington Retires

• Washington retired after serving 2 terms (8 years) in office. It was his decision to retire.

• John Adams was elected president in 1796. He was a Federalist. Thomas Jefferson became vice-president….he was a Democratic Republican.

Election of 1796

• Adams received 71 electoral votes and Jefferson received 68 votes. The Constitution stated that the runner-up will be the vice-president. We now had a president and a vice-president from 2 different political parties. >>>Would that work today???

President John Adams: Federalist Party

Vice-President Thomas Jefferson:

Democratic-Republican Party

Adams was the first president to live in the White House.

Mrs. Adams hanging laundry

in the White House.

The White House in about 1900.

Terms and Names

• Foreign Policy: relations with governments of other countries.

• XYZ Affair: French agents tired to blackmail and bride U.S. officials

Political Parties

• Political Party: a group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government. It backs candidates for office.

• Today we have the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Independent Party, the Green Party, etc…..

The First Political Parties

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Jefferson and Madison

• Limited National Government

• Strict Construction• Supporters were

farmers and workers

• Federalist Party• Hamilton• Strong National

Government• Loose Construction• Supporters were

lawyers, merchants, manufacturers

Terms and Names

• Alien and Sedition Acts: targeted aliens (immigrants who are not yet citizens) for the country’s problems. They were arrested, outlawed from saying harmful things about the government, and their citizenship was delayed.

• States’ Rights: states had rights that the federal government could not violate.

Using Graphics

Alien and Sedition Acts

Targeted Aliens

Increased time to

become a U.S. citizen

Stopped freedom of

speech

President can arrest disloyal

aliens

Main Ideas

• A. Washington warned against political parties and he urged the county to remain neutral. >>>Did the country follow his advice?

• B. Political parties came about due to disagreements over how to run the country, and differences over how to interpret the Constitution.

Main Ideas

• C. Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts of silence people who criticized the government. Kentucky and Virginia argued that the acts were against the Constitution. >>>What do you think?

Critical Thinking

• What do you think of Washington’s advice about political parties? Are different political parties good or bad for the country?