Since the nation's founding, opposing views have slowed the decisions of the United States government. The two-party system would come to dominate congressional politics and had reached full maturity by 1840, after both had emerged from the Democratic-Republican Party of the early 1800s. During the 1830s and 1840s, the Whigs' rival parties and Jacksonian Democrats would create a rancor conflict within the government. Political issues related to the extension of western borders and the power held by the government as well as economic issues related to banking and customs tariffs would strengthen the rivalry between the two parties. Party politics was the initial division between the two. . Questions regarding the strength of government, how the constitution should be interpreted, and westward expansion, among others, were hotly debated. Jacksonian Democrats emphasized stronger executive power and appointed government officials for this purpose. Andrew Jackson's "spoils system" was used to reward political allies throughout the campaign. Jackson would appoint those who were underqualified and incompetent in order to establish loyal followers as a reward system. The question was no longer what officials could do for the country, but how they could help the party. The “loot system” would give Jackson almost complete power to do whatever he wanted. Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States overhaul bill in 1832 would also increase presidential power, showing that Jackson could personally decide whether or not a bill was unconstitutional. Westward expansion would also be a dilemma. The idea of ​​"manifest destiny" in the 1840s would...... middle of paper ... for the cotton they imported from the South. This resulted in a disaffected South with growing beliefs of discrimination. The Tariff Compromise of 1833, proposed by Jacksonian and Whig rival Henry Clay, stipulated that import taxes would gradually decline until they reached the original 1816 level of 20 percent in 1842, from the 68 % initially adopted by Adams. The use of tariffs would coincide with the economic beliefs of the parties. The Whigs and Jacksonian Democrats created a rivalry within Congress throughout the 1830s and 1840s. Political issues regarding territorial expansion and government power, as well as economic issues regarding the national bank and tariffs would strengthen the rivalry between the two parties. Opposing views on tariffs and the party's goal of embarrassing the other led to a less productive government..