The factors that lead to the formation of political parties:
The formation of political parties happened during 1787 when there was a struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution between two parties, Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
The shortcomings of Articles of Confederation induced lengthy debates and presentation of documents, pamphlets led to spiralling effects and conflicts. Some of the shortcomings of Articles of Confederation include:
Devoid of executive branch to constitute and enforce any acts passed by the Congress
There was only single vote in Congress for each states, irrespective of sizes of StatesLack of regulation with respect to foreign and interstate commerce
Non existence of national court systemNeed of laws and amendments to pass any laws
The debate between two parties, Federalists and Anti-Federalists was the norm of the days as Federalists was supporting ratification of Constitution while Anti-Federalists was against it.
Also, Federalists was not in favor of including Bill of Rights while Anti-Federalists felt it was necessary without which Central government would gain more power. The friction between these two parties increased even to the extent that who could hold power rather than creating new federal government.
This led to the formation of two political parties in United States. Over the years, Anti-Federalists were eventually called Democratic - Republican Party. Alexander Hamilton led Federalists and Democratic - Republican Party was founded by both Washington’s Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
