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Sep. 9-Oct.10
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Sep.28 - Oct 19
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George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States. He was not formally affiliated with any Political Parties during his two terms in office and therefore classed as an Independent.
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The Federalist Papers explained the Constitution to the American people and promoted the concept of Federalism. The Federalist Party originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican Party in America during President George Washington’s first administration.
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they believed that the vast majority of ordinary, less educated people, had the skills and common sense required to run the government.
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It featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party, created largely by Alexander Hamilton, and the rival Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party, formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, usually called at the time the "Republican Party."
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He believed that the new central government, and the well-educated, wealthy classes, should be given the greatest power of government.
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The Antifederalist party was re named as the Republican Party reflecting the ideals of Republicanism supporting states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
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The Federalists bitterly opposed the rising power of the Democratic-Republicans and held secret meeting at the Hartford Convention to air their views reproaching Madison’s administration and the War of 1812, some delegates favored secession. The War of 1812 ended with a sense of victory and sealed the destruction of the Federalist Party.
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1824 - 1833
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to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats.
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The party lost its popularity due to the Panic of 1837, the president was given the nickname 'Martin Van Ruin' and the electors turned their affiliation to the newly formed Whig party.
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1841 - 45
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The Whig Party came into power again with the election of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. The policies of Fillmore led to division in the Whig party. The anti-slavery faction of the Whigs, including members of the "Barn-burners" anti-slavery faction and the Free-Soilers successfully prevented the re-nomination of Fillmore and destroyed the Whig Party in 1853.
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its acquisition precipitated a bitter quarrel between the North and the South over expansion of slavery
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o further the beliefs of national interest above sectional interests and states' rights.
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Upon Abraham Lincoln's death in 1865, Andrew Johnson became the only other National Union President. The 'National Union Party' then changed its name to the Republican Party.
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a party system where two major political parties dominate the government. One of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority or governing party while the other is the minority or opposition party.