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Federalist Party
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Federalist Party
They wanted a strong national government, were for the national bank, and were more on the side of Great Britain and were opposed to involvement in the French Revolution. They were also more wealthy or higher up people, commonly. They also wanted a loose interpretation of the Constitution. -
Democratic-Republican Party
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Democratic-Republican Party
They favored states' rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution, and they were under Thomas Jefferson who was against Federalism. They were more commonly people who were considered the "common man." -
Democratic Party
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Democratic Party
They seek to promote social programs, labor unions, consumer protection, workplace safety regulation, equal opportunity, disability rights, racial equity, regulations against environmental pollution, and criminal justice reform. -
Whig Party
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Whig Party
They favored an economic program known as the American System, which called for a protective tariff, federal subsidies for the construction of infrastructure, and support for a national bank. They disliked presidential power and preferred congressional dominance in lawmaking. -
Free Soil Party
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Free Soil Party
The main idea of the party was that slavery could not be ended where it existed, but they could stop it from expanding. -
Republican Party
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Republican Party
They support ideologies of conservatism, social conservatism, and economic libertarianism. They also advocate for traditional values, a low degree of government interference, and large support of the private sector. One of their main standpoints is a strong focus the family and individual freedom. -
Prohibition Party
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Prohibition Party
Their main goal was to prohibit the manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquors. -
Socialist Party
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Socialist Party
Their goal was to establish a radical democracy that places people's lives under their own control. It is a social and economic order in which workers and consumers control production and community residents control their neighborhoods, homes, and schools. -
Progressive Party
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Progressive Party
They took advanced positions on progressive reforms and were deeply ideologically connected with America's radical-liberal tradition. -
Communist Party
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Communist Party
They focus largely on working-class issues such as fair wages and unemployment, civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities, civil liberties for politically persecuted communities, economic justice for the poor, the unemployed, and immigrants, and international peace efforts.