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Time
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Major Parties
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Major issues
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Leading figures
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Election Winners
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Third Parties
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1787-1792
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Federalists and Anti-federalists
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State power vs Gov’t power, Bill of Rights
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Federalist: Hamilton
Anti-Federalist: Jefferson
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Federalist: washington
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N/A
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1792-1824
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Federalists, Democrat-Republican
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Federalist supported Halitons financial plans , protective tariffs, National Bank of U.S., and Alien & Sedition acts
Democrat-Republicans, opposed Hamilton’s plans and supported France in war against Britain
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Federalists: Hamilton, Adams
Democrat-Republicans: Jefferson
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Federalists: Adams-1796
Democrat republicans:
Jefferson 1800,1804
Madison 1808,1812
Monroe 1816,1820
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N/A
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1824-1854
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Whigs/National Republicans, and Democrats
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Democrats opposed U.S. bank and favored movement of Natives out of the west
Whigs, favored protective Tariffs, modern economy and opposed expansion of slavery.
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Democrat: Jackson , Calhoun , Douglas
Whigs: Clay, Seward, Webster, Weed
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National Republican:
J.Q. Adams-1824
Democrat:
Jackson-1828, 1836 Van Buren-1836
Polk-1844
Pierce-1852
Buchanan-1856
Whig:
W. Harrison-1840
Taylor-1848
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1854-1896
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Republican,
Democrat
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Republicans favored high
protective tariffs and
opposed the expansion of
slavery into western
territories. Sought to punish
South for the Civil War.
Democrats supported popular
sovereignty, low tariffs, and
were split on slavery
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Democrat:
Douglas,
Cleveland
Republican:
Lincoln, Stephens
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Republican:
Lincoln-1860,1864
Grant-1868, 1872
Hayes-1876
Garfield-1880
B. Harrison-1888
Democrat:
Cleveland-1884,1892
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Whig-American,
Southern Democrat,
Constitutional Union,
Prohibition
Progressivism was the real winner.
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1896-1932
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Republican,
Democrat
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Republicans opposed free silver
and supported a laissez-faire
approach to business, the
Spanish-American War and
expansionism. T. Roosevelt
supported conservation and
breaking up trusts. The
Republicans of the 1920s
returned to a pro-business
position and opposed federal
controls.
Democrats supported free silver,
regulation of industry,
particularly railroads, and
Progressive issues, including
child labor, women’s rights,
and income tax.
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Republican:
McKinley, Hanna,
T. Roosevelt,
Lodge,
LaFollette,
Hoover
Democrat:
Bryan, Wilson
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Republican:
McKinley-1896,1900
T. Roosevelt-1904
Taft-1908
Harding-1920
Coolidge-1924
Hoover-1928
Democrat:
Wilson-1912,1916
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Populist, Progressive,
Prohibition…
Progressivism was the real winner.
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1933-
Today
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Democrat,
Republican
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Democrats supported an activist
government approach in
addressing economic
problems, increased taxes,
labor unions, expanded
federal government,
regulation of industry, and
civil rights legislation.
Republicans opposed the
expansion of the federal
government, welfare, and
industry regulation. They
supported regulation of labor
unions, limitations on the
power of the federal
government, and lowered
taxes.
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Democrat:
F. Roosevelt,
Johnson
Republican:
Nixon,Reagan
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Democrat:
F. Roosevelt-
1932,1936,1940,1944
Truman-1948
Kennedy-1960
Johnson-1964
Carter-1976
Clinton-1992,1996
Obama-2008
Republican:
Eisenhower-1952,1956
Nixon-1968,1972
Reagan-1980,1984
G.W. Bush-1988
G. Bush-2000,2004
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Union, States Rights,
American Independent,
Independent, Reform,
Green
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