Development of U.S. Two Party System

By abbymick

  • Constitutional Convention

    Federalists and Anti-Federalists attend the Constitutional Convention

  • Anti-Federalists

    Opposed the strong central government envisioned in the U.S. Constitution

  • Federalists

    Believed the American economy should be focused on trade and manufacturing with the government playing an active role in its development

  • Democratic-Republicans

    The Democratic-Republicans were unopposed in government until the mid 1820s

  • Jacksonian Democrats

    A movement for more democracy in American government

  • The Party of Lincoln (Republicans)

    Created to combat the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery into American territories

  • Roosevelt Democrats

    Roosevelt joins the Progressive party splitting apart the support for the Republican party. Woodrow Wilson, democrat, elected

  • Modern Republicans

    Supports lower taxes, free-market capitalism, restrictions on immigration, increased military spending, gun rights, etc. Trump and Pence, republicans, elected

  • Modern Democrats

    Seek to promote social programs, labor unions, consumer protection, workplace safety regulation, equal opportunity, etc. Joe Biden and Kamela Harris elected 2020