The Federalists and Anti-Federalists : how and why political parties were formed in young America /
Gregory Payan.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2004.
- 32 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Life in the new American nation .
Includes index.
Two opposing political parties -- After the ratification of the Constitution -- The beginnings of the Republican Party -- Political parties today.
Traces the origins of political parties, beginning with the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, groups that formed to support or protest the ratification of the Constitution, and discusses how those organizations evolved into the Democratic and Republican parties.