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What was the major dividing factor between the two first political parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans?

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The major dividing difference was how each party wanted power to be distributed. Democratic-Republicans looked to limit the power to any single branch of government, while the Federalists wanted to give much more power to the executive branch.
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