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Two-Party System
although the Founding Fathers of the US didn't originally intend for American politics to be partisan, early political controversies in the 1790's saw the emergence of a two-party political system, the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. -
Creation of The Federalist Party
was the first American political party. It existed from the early 1790's to 1816. Some famous Federalist leaders include Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and John Adams. -
Anti-Federalism
refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger US federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 constitution. -
Creation of the Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican party was founded in 1792, when supporters of Thomas Jefferson began using the name Republicans, or Jeffersonian Republicans, to emphasize its aristocratic policies. -
Modern Democratic Party
The modern Democratic Party is the descendant of the Democratic-Republican Party, an early-nineteenth-century political organization led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. . -
Jacksonian-Democrats
prominent in the 19th century. Americans who espoused greater democracy for the common man, as the term was then defined. They originated from the belief of Andew Jackson and his followers. It became the nation's dominant political world view for a generation -
Modern Republicans
Founded in the Northern states in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, modernizers, ex-Whigs, and ex-Free Soilers, the Republican Party quickly became the principal opposition to the dominant Democratic Party and the briefly popular Know Nothing Party. -
The Party of Lincoln (Republicans)
was temporarily named the National Union Party used on the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the civil war. -
Roosevelt Democrats
those who followed the beliefs and ideals of democratic president Franklin D. Roosevelt.