The first american political party to successfully have a president in office was the a) whigs. b) democrats. c) federalists. d) democratic republicans.

Federalists. John Adams was the first President to be associated with a political party. He was a Federalist. Some have argued that Washington was a Federalist due to the choices he made and his strong dependence on Hamilton, who was also a Federalist. However, Washington was never officially associated with any political party. 

Upon the fall of rome, europe ceased being influenced by the cultures of the mediterranean coast and was more influenced by germanic tribal confederations that had already taken over vast swathes of roman territory, although the influence of rome on the former empire was very strong in legal