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Federalists
The two parties adopted names that reflected their most cherished values. The Federalists of 1796 attached themselves to the successful campaign in favor of the Constitution and were solid supporters of the federal administration. -
Anti-Federalists
The Anti-Federalists objected to the new powerful central government, the loss of prestige for the states, and saw the Constitution as a potential threat to personal liberties. -
Democratic Republicans
One faction in Congress and included many politicians who had been opposed to the new constitution. They distrusted the Federalist tendency to centralize and loosely interpret the Constitution, believing these policies were signs of monarchism and anti-republican values. -
Jacksonian Democracy
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. -
The Party of Lincoln(Republicans)
The Republican Party, commonly referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party. -
Roosevelt Democrats
Since 1852, a candidate from the Republican or a Democratic parties has placed either first or second in U.S. presidential elections, except for one. In that election, in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, a popular former Republican president, ran as a “third-party” candidate, and he came in second place, losing to Woodrow Wilson. -
Modern Day Democrats
Modern day Democrats are working to make progress on issues like job creation, equal pay, education, health care, and clean energy. -
Modern Day Republicans
Modern day Republicans believe that the federal government should not play a big role in people's lives. Most Republicans favor lower taxes and less government spending on social programs.