What party was George Washington (the best president ever) in?
2006-11-25 05:04:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
He didn't. There weren't organized parties as we know them then and he was against their formation. He is commonly referred to as a Federalist however.
2006-11-25 05:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by Shotten 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No party. there were no political parties at that time. The first political party established by Alexander Hamilton was the Federalist party. The Federalist believed in a strong central government with a strong treasury. While Washington most sympathized with the federalist he never joined the party. The second party on the scene was the Republican party later called the Democratic-Republican party Historians refer to it as the old Republican party as it has no relation to the present day Republicans. The Old Republican party was established by Jefferson and Madison and favored states rights over federal rights they were also opposed to to a strong federal treasury and establishing a national Debt by assuming the states debts and financial responsibilities. They also took a constructionist view of the constitution in opposition to the Federalist party's more liberal interpretation of the Elastic clause of the constitution.
Many claim the modern Democrat party started with the Old Republican party. this is stretching the truth a bit. Especially on political philosophies such as constitutional interpretation, Strong central Government etc. While the Modern Democrat party was an offshoot of the old Republicans their true roots are in the the philosophies of the first true Democrat party candidate to win the presidency Andrew Jackson. At that time the federalist party was defunct and whig party rose to prominence in opposition to Jacksonian policies. In 1854 the Republican party was founded mostly in opposition to Slavery and the majority of northern Whig party members defected to the new party forming the base of the modern Republican party.
So there you have the Origins of our two party system.
2006-11-25 06:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by sooj 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The following was aquote from Wikapedia...
The Federalist Party was a United States political party in the period 1793 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. Opposition to Federalist stances led Jefferson and Madison to form the "republican party" [1](later called the Democratic-Republican Party), leading to the First Party System. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801. The party was formed by Alexander Hamilton, who, in about 1792, built a network of supporters in the principal cities to support his fiscal policies. They were nationalists who wanted a fiscally and militarily strong nation state, and showed little interest in states' rights. The new party advocated a loose construction of the United States Constitution based on the "Elastic Clause". It believed in rule by a well-educated elite, and thus appealed to merchants, bankers, lawyers, editors, landowners, and industrialists; one of John Jay's favorite maxims was, "The people who own the country ought to govern it". [2] Its most powerful leader was Hamilton and its hero was George Washington. It built a strong network of newspapers and had substantial support from religious leaders, especially in New England. Unlike the opposition Jeffersonians, it paid little attention to grass roots organizing. In the long run, one of the party's most influential members was Chief Justice John Marshall, who strengthened the powers of the judiciary while Chief Justice.
A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1792.Although George Washington never joined the party, he supported most of its programs and became its hero and symbol.
2006-11-25 05:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by a_gyno_guy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
George Washington did not believe in parties in his parting address he cautioned that America Should stay away from political parties if it was to be successful. He believed that it would cause rifts that would tear the country apart... Funny that he could be so right, so long ago...
2006-11-25 05:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jesse T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was called the Whig party, not Wig. And the administration of George Washington and the first few sessions of the US Congress were nonpartisan. This means there were no political parties allowed. They believed it would cause divisions.
2016-05-23 01:32:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington was a Federalist.
2006-11-25 05:10:18 · answer #6 · answered by Max 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He was a big liberal like me.
2006-11-25 05:10:17 · answer #7 · answered by Howard Dean 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋