1. Federalist v. Democratic Republicans or (Anti-Federalists)

2. Who is a Federalist?
Leaders = Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Pinckney, and John Marshall
Stance on the National Bank = Favor of creating a national bank
Type of person attracted to the Federalist Party = Wealthy, merchant, northerner
Favorite European Country = Great Britain
Constitutional Beliefs = Loose Construction of the Constitution
Federal Government Beliefs = Strong Federal Government
Event that caused them to gain power = XYZ Affair

3. Who is a Democratic Republican? (Anti-Federalist)
Leaders of the party = Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, James Monroe
Stance on the National Bank = Opposed the creation of a national bank
Type of person who was part of the political party = Poor, Southern, Western, farmer
Favorite European Country = France
Constitutional Beliefs = Strict Construction of the Constitution
Federal Government Beliefs = limited federal government
Event that Caused them to gain power = Alien and Sedition Acts

4. Why was the Election of 1796 different from the previous election?
1st time more than one candidate ran
John Adams (Pinckney)– Federalist
Thomas Jefferson (Burr) – Democratic Republican
Political parties or groups that help elect people and shape policies
Federalist Party – wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade
Democratic Republican Party – wanted to limit the federal government’s power

5. How the election worked?
Each elector cast a vote for president and a separate vote for vice president (Adams, Pinckney, Burr, Jefferson)
The person with the highest number of votes was to be president
The person with the 2nd number of highest votes would be the vice president
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Pinckney
Aaron Burr

6. Election Results: Adams = 71 votes Jefferson = 68 votes
Pinckney = 59 votes
Burr = 30 votes
Who wins as president? Vice President?

7. They had not yet passed the 12th amendment (1804)
A separate vote is cast for the position of president and vice president.
You can not run for both offices