▁American ▁politics ▁to ▁be ▁part isan . ▁In ▁Federal ist ▁Pap ers ▁No . ▁ 9 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 0 , ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁James ▁Mad ison , ▁respectively , ▁wrote ▁specifically ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁domestic ▁political ▁fa ctions . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁George ▁Washington , ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁any ▁political ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁election ▁or ▁throughout ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁president . ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁hoped ▁that ▁political ▁parties ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁formed , ▁fear ing ▁conflict ▁and ▁st agn ation , ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁his ▁F are well ▁Address . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁two - party ▁system ▁emer ged ▁from ▁his ▁immediate ▁circle ▁of ▁advis ers . ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Mad ison , ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁Federal ist ▁Pap ers ▁against ▁political ▁fa ctions , ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁the ▁core ▁leaders ▁in ▁this ▁emer ging ▁party ▁system . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁split ▁cam ps ▁of ▁Federal ists , ▁given ▁rise ▁with ▁Hamilton ▁as ▁a ▁leader , ▁and ▁Democratic - Rep ublic ans , ▁with ▁Mad ison ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁this ▁political ▁fa ction , ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁environment ▁in ▁which ▁part is ans hip , ▁once ▁dist aste ful , ▁came ▁to ▁being . ▁ ▁First ▁Party ▁System : ▁ 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 2 4 ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Party ▁System ▁of ▁the ▁United