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This is the year of the constitutional convention
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Thomas Jefferson elected president..era of democratic domination in government
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The Republican Party is born, attracting Whigs and aintislavery Democrats
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Election of Lincoln and the start of the Civil War marks the beginning of 75 years of Republican Party supremacy
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The depression brings about the shift in government role..return of democrats to power
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neither party holds both congress and presidency