Research Guides: U.S. Political Parties : Democratic-Republican

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Democratic-Republican Party
The Jeffersonian Republican party, better known as the Democratic-Republican Party, is an ancestor of the modern DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Democratic-Republican Party: Britannica
Democratic-Republican Party, originally (1792–98) Republican Party, first opposition political party in the United States. Organized in 1792 as the Republican Party, its members held power nationally between 1801 and 1825. It was the direct antecedent of the present Democratic Party.
When and why did Democrats and Republicans switch platforms?
Over a century ago, Democrats and Republicans switched platforms, changing their political stances.

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Democratic-Republican Party: Credo Reference
A Credo Reference landing page on the Democratic-Republican Party. This page includes links to reference works, journal articles, and a mind map.

Republicans and Federalists

The surprise development in the new republic's political life was the formation of political parties. James Madison became the organizer of the Democratic-Republicans, and Hamilton recruited his Congressional supporters into the Federalist Party. The Federalists only barely managed to elect their candidate, John Adams, as Washington's successor in 1796.

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