Political Parties

  • Anti Federalists

    Movement that opposed the creation of stronger U.S federal government later opposed the ratification of the 1787 constitution
  • Federalists

    First American political party its remnants lasted into the 1820's.
  • Democratic Republican

    Centralizing policies of the new federalists party
  • Modern Democrats

    Oldest political party
  • Democratic Party

    One of the two major contemporary political parties in the U.S
  • Jacksonian Democrats

    19th century political philosophy, espoused greater democracy for the common man
  • Republican Party

    Referred to as the group (Grand Ole Party)
  • Modern Republicans

    National dept decreased remarkably
  • Party of the Union

    Passing the civil rights act
  • Roosevelt Democrats

    Triggered a political realignment with long standing republican changing vote to the democratic party
  • Democratic Primaries

    Selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president