1. Identify and explain ONE example from the presidencies of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, or William Henry Harrison/John Tyler that supports the idea that politicians at the time thought political parties were helpful to the American political system. 2. Identify and explain ANOTHER example from that time that supports the same idea.
3. Identify and explain ONE example from the same time that shows a harmful effect of parties during the early second party system.