1. the timeline of political parties SoderiaKakoulakis, Wendy Wen, Angela Mei, Kevin Zhang, Yahui Liang

2. Federalists Time period: 1787-1788 Platform: Ratify Constitution, stronger central gov’t Origin: debate over ratification Key People: Washington, Hamilton, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison Supporters: people on Atlantic coast, city dwellers Decline: transformed into the Federalists/Hamiltonians

3. Anti-federalists Time Period: 1789-1790 Started by being opposed to Federalists and the Constitution Support strong state governments Anti-Federalists Papers Opposed Constitution of 1787 Supporter of Articles of Confederation Afraid that president may become something of a monarch Farmers/Tradesmen Patrick Henry/James Monroe /James Winthrop/Richard Henry Lee/Patrick Henry Decline: Time

4. Democratic Republicans 1792-1824 Dispute between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the ratification of the Constitution Support of strong Central Government Strict interpretation of the Constitution Pro-French Small peacetime army and navy Favor agriculture No national bank Opposed tariffs Thomas Jefferson/James Madison Skilled workers, small farmers, plantation owners Decline: States rights

5. Era of good feelings Only one party: the Republicans! Time period: 1817-1825 Decline of political bitterness, lots of nationalism Key People: James Monroe, Henry Clay

6. 1828 Jacksonian Democracy

7. 1828 National REpublicans -Founded: 1825 Origin: Disputes between the government policies of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams Platform/key issues- American System (High tariffs, internal improvements, Bank of the United States) Key people: John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay Supporters: Northerners Decline: The loss of the election of 1832, Henry Clay lost. Turned into the Whig party

8. 1834 Whigs Time period: 1834-1856 Origin: the whig party emerged from the reaction to the authoritarian policies of Andrew Jackson. Platform/key issues: American System, Manufacturing, issue of slavery split the whig party, strong federal government. Key people: Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, William Henry Harrison, Millard Fillmore, Supporters: Northeast and boarder states, doctors, lawyers, merchants, ministers, bankers, storekeepers, factory owners, commercially-oriented farmers and large-scale planters Decline- Slavery

9. 1848 free soil party Found: 1848 Origin: The anti-slavery members of the Whig and Democratic parties Platform: Opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories, "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men" Key Figures: Martin Van Buren, John P. Hale, Salmon P. Chase Supporters: Upstate New York, Western Massachusetts, Ohio, former anti-slavery members of the Whig Party and the Democratic Party Events: Election of 1848, Election of 1852 Dissolved: 1854

10. 1860 Southern and northern democrats

11. Know Nothing party Found: 1845 à originated in new york Origin: Fears the America was being over run by immigrants Supporters: Protestant males of British lineage, mostly middle-class workers and farmers, nativists (against german/irish immigrants) Platform: Severe limits on immigration, especially from Catholic countries. Restricting political office to native-born Americans of English and/or Scottish lineage and Protestant persuasion. Restricting public school teacher positions to Protestants. Mandating daily Bible readings in public schools. Restricting the use of languages other than English. Key Figures: Millard Fillimore, Andrew Jackson Donelson Events: Election of 56, Louisville Riot

12. Socialist Party Founded: August 1, 1901 Origin: Socialism and Labor Disputes Platform: The Socialist Party stands for the abolition of every form of domination and exploitation, whether based on social class, gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. Key people: Eugene V.. Debs, Victor Berger, Meyer London, Alfred Wagenknecht, and Morris Hillquit Supporters: Trade Unions, Progressives, social reformers, populist, and immigrants Dissolved: December 31. 1972, succeeded by Socialist Party USA

13. Modern Republicans Key People: Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George W Bush Platform: Programs to help the poor and aged, Supply-side economics, Oppose abortion, Against gay rights Time Period: 1952 – present Origin: Eisenhower favored a more moderate course Preserve individual freedom and market economy yet insure that gov’t would provide necessary assistance to workers who had lost their jobs or to senior citizens Supporters: Industries High-income voters Conservatives and moderates

14. Modern Democrats Time period: 1932- present Origin: FDR’s New Deal Platform: Big gov’t (liberal), social progressivism Key People: FDR, Clinton, Obama Supporters: professionals, youth, labor unions, working class, gays and lesbians, African Americans, women

15. Tea Party Founded: 2009 Origin: a series of locally- and nationally-coordinatedprotests. The protests are partially in response to several Federal laws: the Emergency Ecomonic Stabilization Act the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the 2009-2010 Healthcare Reform Bill. Platform: The Contract from America is a political agenda of the Tea Party movement which was proposed on April 15, 2010 at the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. The introduction states that it is based on the principles of individual liberty, limited government and economic freedom. Key people: Dick Armey, Sarah Palin, Supporters: Republicans, Conservatives, Decline