A. Explain the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic. When George Washington was in office he worked hard to abide by the constitution however, disagreements began to rise and resulted in the first two political parties. The first one is called the Federalists, they supported the constitution. They believed in a big, strong government. Whereas the second group, known as the Anti-Federalist, did not support the constitution. They believed only the states could protect their individual rights. Anti-federalists were also known as Democratic-Republic. To show the anti-federalists that their individual rights would be protected, under a national government, the Bill of Rights was added to the constitution. (Norton, 2015) During the 1790s President Washington...