I would say that the Federalists fell from power because
their policies got to be unpopular among the people. there were quite a few policies of
theirs that contributed to them losing power.
First, people
were unhappy about the Alien and Sedition Acts. Those laws made it seem as if the
Federalists were against freedom.
Second, people were
unhappy about the power of the federal government. They worried that the Federalists
wanted a monarchy and they pointed to things like the Whiskey Rebellion as proof that
this was the case.
Finally, people were unhappy because
they felt that Jay's Treaty had given up too much to the
British.
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