Today, political parties can be seen in everyday life, prevalent in various activities such as watching television or seeing roadside signs while driving. These daily events make knowledge of political parties commonly known, especially as the two opposing political parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. Republicans and Democrats have existed for numerous years, mostly out of sheer tradition and the comfort of the ideas presented by each party. For years, the existence of two political parties has dominated elections for president and lower offices such as mayor or the House of Representatives. Crucially, this tradition has continued since the emergence of political parties during the 1796 election, primarily between Federalist John Adams and Anti-Federalist Thomas Jefferson. Before this election the people unanimously conformed to the ideas of one man, George Washington, and therefore had no need for political parties.1 However, after his presidency the public was divided into opposing opinions, each arguing on the best methods to regulate the country. Ultimately, the emergence of different opinions regarding the future of the United States regarding the economy, foreign relations, the “masses,” and the interpretation of the Constitution led to the birth of the two political parties of the 1790s and the elections criticisms of the Constitution, the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists (otherwise known as the Democratic-Republican Party or Jeffersonians), had drastically different views.2 The Federalists, for example, believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution, where only those words stated directly in the Constitution were to grant permission to power... half of the document ......and Violence of Party Politics, 1788-1800,"192-193.22. Kennith Davis, "The Birth of Social Security," in Visions of the American Past, ed. William Bryans et al. (Plymouth: Hayden-McNeil Publishing, 2011), 327. Bibliography Davis, Kennith “The Birth of Social Security.” In Visions of America's Past, ed. WilliamBryans et al., 325 -348: Hayden McNeil Publishing, 2011.Divine, Robert et al. “Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics, 1788-1800.” In The American Story edited by Robert Divine et al., 169-194.Divine, Robert et al. “Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision.” In The American Story, edited by Robert Divine et al., 195-219.Ferling, John “1796: The First Real Election.” In Visions of America's Past, edited by WilliamS Bryans et al., 73-83: Hayden-McNeil Publishing, 2011.