Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party
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The Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party was a states’ rights, strict-constructionist wing of early 19th-century American Jeffersonian Republicans, led prominently by John Randolph of Roanoke and opposed to what it saw as the party’s drift toward Federalist-style centralization.
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| Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party Context triple: [John Randolph of Roanoke, politicalParty, Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party]
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Constitutionalist faction
The Constitutionalist faction was a Dominican political-military movement that sought to restore the democratically elected government of Juan Bosch during the 1965 Dominican Civil War.
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Adams Party
The Adams Party was a short-lived early 19th-century American political faction aligned with the policies and leadership of John Quincy Adams.
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Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party was an early American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that championed states’ rights, agrarian interests, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution in opposition to the Federalists.
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D.
Political Party of Radicals
The Political Party of Radicals was a Dutch progressive Christian-left political party that played a key role in the formation of the green-left party GroenLinks.
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E.
Orangist faction
The Orangist faction was a political movement in the Dutch Republic that supported the hereditary leadership and authority of the House of Orange over more republican or oligarchic forms of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party Target entity description: The Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party was a states’ rights, strict-constructionist wing of early 19th-century American Jeffersonian Republicans, led prominently by John Randolph of Roanoke and opposed to what it saw as the party’s drift toward Federalist-style centralization.
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A.
Constitutionalist faction
The Constitutionalist faction was a Dominican political-military movement that sought to restore the democratically elected government of Juan Bosch during the 1965 Dominican Civil War.
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B.
Adams Party
The Adams Party was a short-lived early 19th-century American political faction aligned with the policies and leadership of John Quincy Adams.
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C.
Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party was an early American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that championed states’ rights, agrarian interests, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution in opposition to the Federalists.
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D.
Political Party of Radicals
The Political Party of Radicals was a Dutch progressive Christian-left political party that played a key role in the formation of the green-left party GroenLinks.
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E.
Orangist faction
The Orangist faction was a political movement in the Dutch Republic that supported the hereditary leadership and authority of the House of Orange over more republican or oligarchic forms of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States political faction
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political faction ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
presidency of James Madison
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presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old Republican faction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticized |
James Madison administration
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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Jefferson administration
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| decline | faded as a distinct faction by the 1810s ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | intra-party conflict within the Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| goal | preserve original principles of the Jeffersonian Revolution of 1800 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1800 Jeffersonian ascendancy ⓘ |
| ideology |
Jeffersonian republicanism
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states' rights ⓘ strict constructionism ⓘ |
| influenced | later states' rights currents in American politics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jeffersonian republicanism
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surface form:
Thomas Jefferson's political philosophy
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| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| leader | John Randolph of Roanoke ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus |
United States House of Representatives
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surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives
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| meaningOfName | "third something" or "third thing" ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin phrase "tertium quid" ⓘ |
| notableMember |
John Randolph of Roanoke
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Joseph H. Nicholson ⓘ Nathaniel Macon ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Federalist Party-style centralization
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expansive interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Jeffersonian Republican ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-centralization
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pro-limited federal power ⓘ small-government ⓘ |
| politicalTradition | American agrarian republicanism ⓘ |
| positionOnConstitution | strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| positionOnEconomicPolicy | opposed to broad federal economic programs ⓘ |
| positionOnFederalPower | limiting federal government authority ⓘ |
| positionOnInternalImprovements | suspicious of federally funded internal improvements ⓘ |
| positionOnNationalBank | hostile to a strong national bank ⓘ |
| positionOnStatesRights | strong support for states' rights ⓘ |
| positionOnWarOf1812 | skeptical or critical of war measures that expanded federal power ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
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Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| viewedAs | purist wing of Jeffersonian Republicans ⓘ |
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politicalParty
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Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party
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