Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122).
Contents
Class conflict and the rise of parties / Charles A. Beard -- Nation building and the rise of parties / William N. Chambers -- The French revolution in American politics / Robert R. Palmer -- Social tensions and party development in Massachusetts / Paul Goodman -- Alexander Hamilton and the politics of federalism / Clinton Rossiter -- James Madison and the politics of republicanism / Adrienne Koch -- The development of a party machine / Carl E. Prince -- Political parties and the right to vote / J.R. Pole -- Parties and the democratization of business enterprise / Bray Hammond -- The split in the Federalist Party / Stephen G. Kurtz -- The irrelevance of federalist ideas / Shaw Livermore -- The sources of republican supremacy / Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.