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First election that pitted two parties
By 1796 politics in every state was nearly monopolized by the two parties, with party newspapers and caucuses becoming especially effective tools to mobilize voters. An intense debate on ratification pitted the "Federalists" against the "Anti-Federalists," -
First Party System (Federalists and Jeffersonian Democrats)
Era(1796-1816)
The First Party System is a term of periodization used by political scientists and historians to describe the political party system -
Era of the Democrats (Jacksonian Democrats)
Era(1800-1860)
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. -
First and only presidential election that was decided by the House of Rep.
The election of 1824 is often claimed to be the first in which the successful presidential candidate did not win the popular vote. As no candidate received the required majority of electoral votes, the presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives. -
Founding of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the United States, and is one of the oldest political parties in the world. -
First National Convention
The 1832 Democratic National Convention was held from 21–23 May, in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first national convention of the Democratic Party of the United States; it followed presidential nominating conventions held by the Anti-Masonic Party (September 1831) and the National Republican Party. -
Creation of the Whig Party
Established in 1834, the Whig Party was a reaction to the authoritarian policies of Andrew Jackson. “King Andrew,” as his critics labeled him, had enraged his political opponents by his actions regarding the Bank of the United States, Native Americans, the Supreme Court and his use of presidential war powers. -
Creation of the Free-Soil Party
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. It was a third party and a single-issue party that largely appealed to and drew its greatest strength from New York State. -
Founding of the Republican Party
The United States Republican Party is the second oldest currently existing political party in the United States after its great rival, the Democratic Party. It emerged in 1854 to combat the Kansas Nebraska Act which threatened to extend slavery into the territories, and to promote more vigorous modernization of the economy. -
Famous political debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois, and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. -
Era of the Republicans (The Two Republican Eras)
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Return of the Democrats (New Deal Coalition)
Era(1860-1896)
The New Deal Coalition led by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt came to power in 1933-1945. When that coalition collapsed in the middle 1960s, Republicans came back, winning seven of the 10 presidential elections 1968 to 2004. -
Most successful third party, Bull Moose Party, runs a candidate for President
The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party. It was formed after a split in the Republican Party between President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt.
The party also became known as the Bull Moose Party when former President Roosevelt boasted "I'm fit as a bull moose," after being shot in an assassination attempt prior to his 1912 campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
First Presidential Debate on TV
THE KENNEDY-NIXON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES, 1960 On 26 September 1960, 70 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate. It was the first of four televised "Great Debates" between Kennedy and Nixon.
