How did political parties start in the United States?

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Across
  1. 1. Some members of Congress were eager to build a strong national government, while others were just as eager to __ the power of the new government(1).
  2. 6. The Republicans had a __ construction of the Constitution, which meant exactly what it said, no more and no less(14).
  3. 7. these parties are organized groups of people who seek to capture political power(7).
  4. 9. The Federalist Party wanted to expand the economy through business, manufacturing, __, & expansion of education(10).
  5. 10. Jefferson and Hamilton's conflicting visions about the government's __ made the first political parties(3).
  6. 11. This party was led by Hamilton. It believed the educated & wealthy should run the country(8-9).
  7. 13. Hamilton thought a national __ would help the gov. by collecting taxes & keeping funds safe, though people thought this was unconstitutional(11).
  8. 14. Americans were unhappy with these taxes. They tarred and feathered tax collectors who tried to __ the law(4).
  9. 15. Republicans believed the best government was small that governed the __(14).
Down
  1. 1. Washington warned having __ to parties would divide the US(7).
  2. 2. Washington chose Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to fill roles in his Presidential Cabinet because they were people he __(2).
  3. 3. Hamilton argued that Congress can make laws that are __ and proper for carrying out its powers.
  4. 4. Along with advocating for a weak national government, Republicans favored strong __ governments because these could keep the national government weaker(14).
  5. 5. The first problem in the U.S. was it had no __(4).
  6. 8. Republicans favored an economy based on agriculture and opposed any measures, such as the national bank, designed to encourage the growth of business and manufacturing. In their view, the national bank was not only unconstitutional, but against __(15).
  7. 10. Jefferson led this political party, which disagreed that the best people to rule was more like a monarchy than a true democracy(14).
  8. 12. Hamilton's response to opposition for the bank was that he had a __ interpretation of the Constitution. This means the government can do MORE than what the Constitution actually says.(11).