Since the nation's founding, opposing views have slowed U.S. government decisions. The two-party system eventually came to dominate the political world of Congress and came of age in the 1840s, after both originated from the Democratic-Republican Party of the early 1800s. During the 1830s and 1840s, the parties rivals of the Whigs and Jacksonian Democrats created a grudge within the government. Issues regarding political issues relating to the extent of Western borders and the power held by the government as well as economic issues regarding banking and tariffs would have strengthened the rivalry between the two parties. Party political policies were the initial divide between the two. Issues regarding the strength of government, how the constitution should be read, and westward expansion along with others have been widely debated. Jacksonian Democrats emphasized a stronger executive branch and appointed government officials to do so. Andrew Jackson's "spoil system" was used to reward political allies throughout the campaign. Jackson would appoint those who were underqualified and incompetent to put loyal followers in office as a reward system. The question was no longer what officials could do for the country, but how they could help the party. The “spoils system” would provide Jackson with almost total power to do whatever he wanted. Jackson's veto of the bill to reconstitute the Bank of the United States in 1832 would also increase presidential power, demonstrating 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 be… middle of paper… for cotton imported from the South. This resulted in an unhappy South with growing beliefs of discrimination. The Compromise Tariff of 1833, proposed by Jacksonian and Whig rival Henry Clay, stipulated that taxes on imports would gradually decrease to the original 1816 level of 20% by 1842 from the original 68% approved by Adams. The use of tariffs would coincide with the economic beliefs of the parties. The Whigs and Jacksonian Democrats created a grudge among Congress in 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. Conflicting views on tariffs and the party's aim to embarrass the other have led to a less productive government.