8th Grade Review -- Political Parties
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Use your amazing historically awesome minds to answer the review questions.
Topics of this game:
- Who was the founder of the Federalists?
- Who was the founder of the Democratic-Republicans?
- What best describes George Washington's warning about political parties?
- Classify Thomas Jefferson's statement into its proper category “I have so much confidence in the good sense of men.”
- Classify Alexander Hamilton's belief that in order to increase the nation’s wealth the power of the federal government needs to promote business, manufacturing, and trade.
- Compare each view, answer how they are similar? Hamilton believed in 'loose construction – broad or flexible interpretation of the Constitution' while Jefferson believed in the 'strict construction, or interpretation, of the Constitution'.
- What is the main distinguishing factor between Hamilton and Jefferson's view of Human Nature?
- From the given information, 'their well-publicized discussions help to inform citizens about important issues and present alternative ways of solving societal problems.' What can you deduce about the purpose of political parties?
- Determine who would've most likely have stated, “I have so much confidence in the good sense of men.”
- Determine who would've most likely said, 'too much power to the mob, could only lead to error, confusion, and instability.'
- From the perspective of a Federalist, how would you best critique a Democratic-Republican's belief that Laissez-faire (hands off) capitalism, where government doesn't aid or regulate business and the market will completely decide prosperity.
