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Anti-Federalists
a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government. -
Federalists
Federalists believed in a centralized national government with strong fiscal roots. -
Democratic-Republicans
The Democratic-Republican Party was an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792 to oppose the centralizing policies of the new Federalist Party run by Alexander Hamilton, who was Secretary of the Treasury -
Jacksonian Democrats
Jacksonian democracy. A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830's. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation. -
The Party of Lincoln
Now known as the Republican Party, Lincoln lead this new republican party and gained attention in 1858 for debating Democratic Stephan A. Douglas -
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Modern Democrats
The modern Democratic party emphasizes egalitarianism and social equality through liberalism. They support voting rights and minority rights, including LGBT rights, multiculturalism, and religious secularism. -
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Modern Republicans
The Republican Party's conservatism involves support for free market capitalism, free enterprise, business, a strong national defense, deregulation, restrictions on labor unions, social-conservative policies, and traditional values, usually with a Christian foundation.