After being elected into office in 1789, one of George Washington's priorities as President of the United States was to select a cabinet. Washington waited to make his selections as Congress created the departments of Treasury, War, and State. His choices were based on talent and experience, not on party association. Two of the men had Washington selected, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson brought contrasting ... that both the Secretary of State and Attorney General were opposed to the constitutionality of the National Bank. However, just that he acknowledged it, did not mean that he ag...

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... led to the rise of enduring political parties in the United States. The main factor in the development of the parties was Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had opposing views. It started during the war between England and Spain. Hamilton, Washington's secretary of treasury, sided with England while Jefferson, Washington's secretary of state wanted to have neutrality with concessions. Following the war with ... there seemed to be no way of protecting the constitution from the Federalists, Madison and Jefferson turned to the state governments. They asked the states to determine whet...

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