Answer- There are many political parties in the United States. Currently the two largest political parties are Democratic and Republican. Political parties constantly change within each nation throughout history, mostly because new political and social issues form as the times change. In the U.S. the third largest party is the Libertarian Party. Libertarian affiliation is growing partly because many are beginning to view the "War on Drugs" as a waste of time and tax dollars. Research may suggest most drugs users arrested do not stop the use of recreational drugs unless medical attention is sought after.The legalisation of gay marriage and civil unions is also commonly supported by libertarians, an issue that is coming up in about every U.S. state. Research facts, and the different values of the political parties in U.S., maybe yours will grow to be largest if you believe you can change things. *Correction - the Libertarian Party is no longer the third-largest. That place is now held by the Constitution Party.
The two biggest political parties in the US are the Democrats (liberals, progressives) and the Republicans (conservatives). Democrats are represented by a donkey. The Republicans (also known as the GOP for grand old party) is represented by the elephant. Of the two parties, the Democrat party is actually the older of the two, as the nickname for the Republicans is a misnomer.
Democrats generally vote for more government programs, which require higher taxes to run. On moral issues, Democrats generally take a non-religious view. Democrats believe in a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
Republicans generally vote for lower taxes and less government spending. On moral issues, Republicans generally take a Christian view. Republicans believe in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
Despite their protestations to the the opposite, in recent (post WW2 era) times, BOTH the Republican and Democrat Parties are in practice are for more (larger) government. The difference boils down to which sections of the federal government the particular party wishes to increase or shrink.
In NO instance since World War One has either party actually shrunk the size of the US government (either in absolute or relative terms). As a point of fact, absent money spent specifically for fighting a war, the top five largest expansions of the US Government (in terms of hiring more government workers, and increasing spending) are as follows (ranked in order of size of percentage increase, highest to lowest):
Democratic and Republican.
The two major US political parties are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
The two major political parties are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
The political party that was first to appear in the new US was The Federalist Party. The first two US presidents, Washington and Adams were federalists.
The battle over ratifying the Constitution resulted in the formation of two political parties.
Republicans
In the US, the Republican party and the Democratic party.
the two-party system
The two main political parties in the US in 1830 were the Democrat Party and the Whig Party. Sectionalism played a role in the views of both parties.
the democratic-republicans
This term refers to a political system in which there are more than two strong parties, unlike the US which has a two-party system.
That depends which one was the original, "non-other" party. There are the dozens of political parties. To get to the point, the two major political parties in the US are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. As of early 2011, there is a Democratic president, a majority of Republicans in the House of Representatives and a majority of Democrats in the Senate.
The first two parties were the federalist and anti-federalist party