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Anti-Federalists
members or supporters of the Anti-Federalist Party, which opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government. -
Federalists
members or supporters of the Federalist Party, which believed in a strong federal government and advocated economic policies that would strengthen the federal government. -
Democratic-Republicans
supporters of the Democratic-Republican Party that was an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792 to oppose the centralizing policies of the new Federalist Party -
Jacksonian Democrats
supporters of Jacksonian Democracy, which refers to the ascendancy of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party after 1828. They approved of democratic reforms that proceeded after the Jacksonians’ triumph, like expanding the suffrage to restructuring federal institutions. -
Modern Democrats
they are followers of the party's philosophy of modern liberalism and advocate social and economic equality, along with the welfare state. They seek to provide government intervention and regulation in the economy. -
Modern Republicans
they are followers of this party, and most Republicans favor lower taxes and less government spending on social programs. They believe in less government intervention in business and the economy. -
The Party of Lincoln (Republicans)
during the 19th century, the Republican Party stood against the extension of slavery to the country’s new territories and, ultimately, for slavery’s complete abolition. -
Roosevelt Democrats
they tended to favor greater government intervention in the economy and oppose government intervention in the private non-economic affairs of citizens