Vhy did the authors of the constitution want to avoid political parties?

They wanted to avoid political parties because it results in people taking sides, larger scale disagreements, and even full out war. Which, by the way, is exactly what happened when the US divided into parties. Like Abraham Lincoln said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand," and that is exactly what politicals parties do, they divide people.

They were worried that these factions would cause Americans to be divided

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patriotism is when people have love and devotion for their country.

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i would have to say i believe that it is a.