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Constitutional Convention
Hamilton led the Federalists who wanted a strong national government and appealed to financial, manufacturing, and commercial interest. Federalists were the party of the rich and well born. Jefferson's followers were more sympathetic to the common man; he believed in strict Constructionist view of the Constitution; led the Anti-Federalists, aka Jeffersonian Republicans or the Democrats -
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Democratic-Republicans were unopposed in government until the mid 1820s
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Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party came to power
Democrats were crippled by the war, this means Republicans were left to run the country as they wished for the next 75 years; Democrats were scared the Republicans would give African Americans more rights and thus the Democrats dominated the South for the next 100 years -
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The Party of Lincoln
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The Great Depression
Led to a change in political landscape -
FDR, a democrat, was elected to presidency. (Roosevelt Democrats)
Republican Democrats were southerners, small farmers, organized labor, and big city political organizations, the party focused mainly on social welfare and economic programs -
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Since 1968 we have had a government characterized by neither party consistently holding power - divided government
Modern Democrats - liberal, favor a minimum wage and progression taxation, decrease military spending, support legallity of abortion, believe in community and that people should be socially responsible
