the practice of Americans voting for a particular party along ethnic and religious lines began to emerge.
Henretta, pg. 308.
The Democratic party favored the states' rights over federal power in social and economic issues. The Whigs favored more federal programs: a national bank, protective tariffs, internal improvements, public schools, and moral reforms (i.e. prohibition of alcohol and slavery).
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the first party system, with remnants lasting into the 1820s.
split of northern democrats, whigs, know nothing party, free soil party, liberty party. all formed to make republican party
George Lincoln Rockwell (1918-1967)
The Populist party
The Populist party
the populist party
Democratic party
The begining of the American two party system can be traced to the battle over the raticication of the Constitution
The Twelfth Amendment reflects the growth of a political party system in American politics.
The beginning of the third party system occurred when the Republican Party first began to dominate American politics.
The Democrat Party