Political Parties Review PF

1st Party System (1796–1824)

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

2nd Party System (1828–1856)

Whigs and Democrats

Modern Party System (1860–today)

Republicans and Democrats

Who led the Federalists?

Alexander Hamilton

Who led the Democratic-Republicans?

Thomas Jefferson

Who led the Whigs?

Henry Clay

Who led the Democrats?

Andrew Jackson

What was the Anti-Masonic Party?

Against Free-Masons Society in the 1830s

What was the Liberty Party?

Opposed slavery in the 1840s

What was the Free-Soil Party?

Opposed the spread of slavery and supported free homesteads In the 1850s

What was the American/Know Nothing Party?

Led by Millard Fillmore, against immigration in the 1850s

What was the Peoples/Populist Party?

Led by William J. Bryan, supported bimetallism and reforms for farmers & laborers in the 1890s

What was the Socialist Party?

Led by Eugene Debs, supported government control of industries in the 1900s

What was the Progressive/Bull-Moose Party?

Led by Teddy Roosevelt, supported progressive reforms in the 1910s

What was the State’s Rights/Dixiecrats Party?

Led by Strom Thurmond, supported segregation in the 1940s/50s

What was the American Independent Party?

Led by George Wallace, supported states control over civil rights issues in the 1960s/70s

What was the Libertarian Party?

Supported small government and person liberties in the 1990s/2000s

What was the Reform Party?

Led by Ross Perot, against deficit and NAFTA in the 1990s

What was the Green Party?

Led by Ralph Nader, supported environmentalism in the 2000s