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George Washington formed the political party system, federalists and anti-federalists
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Adams and the federalist party were opposed by the anti-federalist party who believed they had vast majority of less educated people
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These were polititians who opposed federalists led by Thomas Jefferson
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democratic republican party of Andrew Jackson dropped the word republican and he became just a Democrat
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Lincoln was elected first leader of National Union Party which developed into what is known today as republicans
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Roosevelt was a leader of the United States for 4 terms as democrat
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Major political party today founded in 1854 to oppose extension of slavery
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the founder was Andrew Jackson and today this serves as another major political party