Although the Founding Fathers of the United States did not originally intend for American politics to be partisan, early political controversies in the 1790s over the extent of federal government powers saw the emergence of two proto-political parties- the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party, which were championed by Framers Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, respectively. However, a consensus reached on these issues ended party politics in 1816 for a decade, a period commonly known as the Era of Good Feelings. COUNT 4
QSN1 What were the two proto-political parties? ANS1 the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party QSN2 In which year did the period known as the "Era of Good Feelings" begin? ANS2 1816 QSN3 What did the founding fathers not intend American politics to become? ANS3 partisan QSN4 Who were the leaders of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties? ANS4 Framers Alexander Hamilton and James Madison