Democratic-Republican Party

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The Democratic-Republican Party was an anti-federalist party, founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It was commonly called the Republican Party for short,[1] but it is not related to today's Republican Party.

Democratic-Republicans generally stood for a smaller federal government, states' rights (which was already meaning vehement defence of slavery) and supported working with the French over the British.

The party had a monopoly on presidencies until 1829, with the party dissolving in 1825. It was officially succeeded by the Democratic Party.[2]

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  1. Detractors called it the Democratic Party for short, attempting to imply that the party supported "mob rule." A lot has changed.
  2. A lot has changed.
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