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Federalists
People who advocate or support a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority. -
Anti-Federalists
People who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. -
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Democratic-Republicans
Contended that the Federalists harbored aristocratic attitudes and that their policies placed too much power in the central government -
Jacksonian Democrats
Included small farmers, debtors, frontier pioneers, and slaveholders -
The Party of Lincoln (Republicans)
Emphasized keeping the union together -
Roosevelt Democrats
Believed in revolutionary economic and social welfare programs -
Modern Republicans
Believe in 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. -
Modern Democrats
Advocate social and economic equality, along with the welfare state. It seeks to provide government regulation in the economy.