In his “Farewell Address,” George Washington warned about the dangers of partisanship, of sectional strife (between north, south, and west), and possible foreign influence and entanglements. Read the an excerpts from Washington’s address and use this as a basis to compare the political culture in the late 1790s and the election of 1800 with present-day political culture and the 2020 election between Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden. How are these two elections similar? How are they different? How well do Washington’s words hold up today?