Political Parties

  • Federalist Party

    George Washington formed the political party system, federalists and anti-federalists
  • Anti- Federalist

    Adams and the federalist party were opposed by the anti-federalist party who believed they had vast majority of less educated people
  • Democratic- Republican Party

    These were polititians who opposed federalists led by Thomas Jefferson
  • Jacksonian Democrats

    democratic republican party of Andrew Jackson dropped the word republican and he became just a Democrat
  • Party of Lincoln

    Lincoln was elected first leader of National Union Party which developed into what is known today as republicans
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    Roosevelt Democrats

    Roosevelt was a leader of the United States for 4 terms as democrat
  • Modern Republicans

    Major political party today founded in 1854 to oppose extension of slavery
  • Modern Democrat

    the founder was Andrew Jackson and today this serves as another major political party