Democratic-Republican Party
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American political party
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defunct political party → political party → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jeffersonian Republican Party
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Republican Party (historical) → |
| colorAssociated |
none standard in its own era (modern color coding did not apply)
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| coreSupportBase |
Southern planters
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Western farmers → artisans → small farmers → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolutionPeriod |
1820s
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| dominantPeriod |
Era of Good Feelings
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| favored |
agrarian interests
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expansion to the West → limited federal government → strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution → strong state governments → |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
pro-French (during French Revolution)
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suspicious of Britain → |
| formationYear |
1790s
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| foundedBy |
James Madison
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James Monroe → Thomas Jefferson → other Anti-Federalists → |
| foundedInPeriod |
Early national period of the United States
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| heldOffice |
U.S. presidency
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| historicalSignificance |
central party in First Party System of the United States
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predecessor of modern Democratic Party → |
| ideology |
agrarianism
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classical liberalism → republicanism → states’ rights → strict constructionism → |
| legislativeStrength |
controlled U.S. Congress for much of early 19th century
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| majorFigure |
Albert Gallatin
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James Madison → James Monroe → John Randolph of Roanoke → John Taylor of Caroline → Thomas Jefferson → |
| namedAfter |
republicanism
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| notablePresident |
James Madison
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James Monroe → John Quincy Adams → Thomas Jefferson → |
| opposed |
national bank as designed by Federalists
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protective tariffs favored by Federalists → strong centralized federal government → |
| opposedTo |
Federalist Party
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| partySystem |
First Party System
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| position |
opposition to Federalist Party
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| splitInto |
Democratic Party
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National Republican Party → Whig Party (indirectly) → |
| supported |
French Revolution (initially)
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| supportedDocument |
Bill of Rights
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| viewOnConstitution |
strict construction of enumerated powers
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| viewOnEconomy |
agrarian-based economy over commercial and industrial model
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