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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instanceOf American political party
defunct political party
political party
alsoKnownAs Democratic-Republican Party
surface form: Jeffersonian Republican Party

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

Whig Party (indirectly)
supported French Revolution
surface form: French Revolution (initially)
supportedDocument Bill of Rights
viewOnConstitution strict construction of enumerated powers
viewOnEconomy agrarian-based economy over commercial and industrial model

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impeachment trial of Samuel Chase topic Democratic-Republican Party
Robert Y. Hayne politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
William H. Crawford memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Ann Thompson Gerry associatedWith Democratic-Republican Party
Joseph Anderson memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Joseph Anderson partyAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
this entity surface form: Jeffersonian Republican
Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
subject surface form: Smith Thompson
John Boyle memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
William Cocke memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Cornelia Tappen spousePoliticalAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party
John James Beckley memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
John James Beckley politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
this entity surface form: Jeffersonian Republican
John memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
subject surface form: John C. Calhoun
John Taylor politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
subject surface form: John Taylor of Caroline
Charles Scott politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Eleazar W. Ripley politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Jesse Franklin politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Great Compromiser hasBearerPoliticalAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party
Alexander Scott Bullitt politicalAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party
Hamilton–Burr duel site associatedWith Democratic-Republican Party
Archibald Stuart memberOf Democratic-Republican Party
Willie Person Mangum memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
William Wirt politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Portrait of James Monroe hasSubjectPoliticalAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party
Philip politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
subject surface form: Philip Freneau
this entity surface form: Democratic-Republican
The National Gazette politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
this entity surface form: Jeffersonian Republican
Henry Baldwin politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Pierre Menard memberOf Democratic-Republican Party
John memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
subject surface form: John Tyler
Lloyd family of Maryland politicalAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party
Alien Friends Act criticizedBy Democratic-Republican Party
1796 United States presidential election majorParty Democratic-Republican Party
Judiciary Act of 1801 opposingParty Democratic-Republican Party
Midnight Judges opposedBy Democratic-Republican Party
Midnight Judges relatedTo Democratic-Republican Party
John Page (Virginia politician) memberOf Democratic-Republican Party
George Rockingham Gilmer memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
William Eustis memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
William Jones memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
United States presidential election of 1808 winningParty Democratic-Republican Party
Presidency of John Quincy Adams politicalPartyOfPresident Democratic-Republican Party
Presidency of John Quincy Adams precededByPartyOfPresident Democratic-Republican Party
Internal improvements debates politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
this entity surface form: Democratic-Republican Party factions
Paul Hamilton memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Thomas Willis Cobb memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
John Forsyth memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
John Tyler Sr. memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Wilson Lumpkin memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party