APUSH Political Parties and Presidents

Federalists

• Supporters of the Constitution;

• Opponents of the Constitution;

• Advocates for state sovereignty;

• Proponents of limited government;

Democratic-Republicans

• Political party that developed from the Federalist position wanting more power at the federal level

• Political party that developed from the Anti-Federalist position wanting more power and control at the state level and less at the federal level

• Political party that aimed to establish a monarchy in the United States

• Political party that focused on the abolition of slavery and civil rights

Lyndon B. Johnson

• Democrat President (1963-1969)

• Republican President (1961-1963)

• Independent President (1965-1969)

• Democrat Senator (1955-1961)

Theodore Roosevelt

• Republican President (1901-1909)

• Democratic President (1901-1909)

• Progressive Activist

• Conservative Leader

Richard Nixon

• Republican President (1969-1974)

• Democratic President (1969-1974)

• Independent President (1969-1974)

• Socialist President (1969-1974)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Democratic President (1953-1961)

• Republican President (1953-1961)

• Independent President (1953-1961)

• Socialist President (1953-1961)

George W. Bush

• Democratic President (2001-2009)

• Republican President (2001-2009)

• Independent President (2001-2009)

• Libertarian President (2001-2009)

Second Party System

• Whigs vs. Democrats (Jacksonian Democrats)

• Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans

• Libertarians vs. Progressives

• Socialists vs. Conservatives

Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Democrat President (1933-1945)

• Republican President (1921-1923)

• Independent President (1945-1949)

• Democrat Senator (1930-1933)

John F. Kennedy

• Democrat President (1961-1963)

• Republican President (1961-1963)

• Independent President (1961-1963)

• Democrat Senator (1961-1963)