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The '''Democratic-Republican Party''' was the second American political party. Formed out of the remnants of the Anti-federalist coalition, which opposed the [[United States Constitution]], but favored the [[Bill of Rights]], the Democratic-Republicans opposed strong central government. Notable Democratic-Republicans included [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]].
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The '''Jeffersonian Republicans''' was a U.S. political party led by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. It was based on the Anti-Administration Party, a congressional faction in 1789 to 1792 led by [[James Madison]]. The party opposed strong central government.
  
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The party was known as the "Republican Party" at the time, but historians have come to use the name "Democratic-Republican" to distinguish it from the modern [[Republican Party]]. Members were also called Jeffersonian Republicans. Modern Democrats trace their origins to the Democratic-Republicans, though there was a hiatus between their collapse in the early 1820s and the emergence of the Democratic Party in the 1830s. The modern Republican Party named itself after this party.
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When it existed, the party was known as the '''Republicans.'''  The creation of the modern [[Republican Party]] in 1854 created a need to distinguish the two. For this reason, the anachronistic name '''Democratic Republican Party''' is sometimes used. When Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1824, the party divided into Jacksonian and Anti-Jackson factions. The modern Democratic Party traces its origins to the Jacksonian faction.
  
 
==Democratic-Republican Presidents==
 
==Democratic-Republican Presidents==
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* [[James Madison]] (1809-1817)
 
* [[James Madison]] (1809-1817)
 
* [[James Monroe]] (1817-1825)
 
* [[James Monroe]] (1817-1825)
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* [[John Quincy Adams]] (1825-29)
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* [[John Quincy Adams]] (1825-29) (anti-Jacksonian)
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 06:31, September 3, 2014

The Jeffersonian Republicans was a U.S. political party led by Thomas Jefferson. It was based on the Anti-Administration Party, a congressional faction in 1789 to 1792 led by James Madison. The party opposed strong central government.

When it existed, the party was known as the Republicans. The creation of the modern Republican Party in 1854 created a need to distinguish the two. For this reason, the anachronistic name Democratic Republican Party is sometimes used. When Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1824, the party divided into Jacksonian and Anti-Jackson factions. The modern Democratic Party traces its origins to the Jacksonian faction.

Democratic-Republican Presidents

See Also

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