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In the Beginning
Firestormof 1800
The Bankerv.
The Farmer
The Donkeyv.
The Elephant
It’s MyParty
Political Party Trivia
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Although I served two terms as president, I never supported a political party.
In fact, in my farewell address, I warned against
them.
Who was
George Washington?
In 1796, I was the first person
elected president as a Federalist.
Who was John Adams?
I was the Democratic-Republican candidate in
1796 that lost the election, thus becoming Vice-
President.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
As a result of the election of 1800, this amendment was passed to prevent the election of a president and
vice-president from different political parties.
What was the 12th Amendment?
More famous for killing Alexander Hamilton in a
duel, this man tied Jefferson in the Electoral College
Who was Aaron Burr?
The body that decided the presidential election of 1800
because of a tie in the Electoral College
What was the House of
Representatives?
President Adams appointed this man as Chief Justice of
the United States in an attempt to keep the judicial
branch under Federalist control.
Who was John Marshall?
Loyalty to political parties played an important role in
this Supreme court case which established judicial
review
What was
Marbury v. Madison?
The man given credit for creating the Democratic-Republican ideas, which
included supporting strong farming communities, states’ rights, and opposition to the creation of a national bank
Who was Thomas
Jefferson?
The political party that believed that the future
of the country lay in becoming an industrial power and establishing good relations with the
British.
Who were the Federalists?
The political party that resisted a protective tariff
because it hurt the interests of the plantation owners as
well as the small farmer
Who were the Democratic-Republicans
(or Jeffersonian Republicans)?
The country that Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans believed the
United States should favor in foreign relations because
they helped the U.S. win their independence
Who was France?
The first president elected from the
Republican Party on a platform that opposed the growth of slavery
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The first president elected under the name of the
Democratic Party, by focusing on the vote of the ordinary,
common man
Who was Andrew Jackson?
A current political party that is considered the
oldest party in the United States
What is the Democratic Party?
The nickname for the Republican party
What is the Grand Old Party or GOP?
The political party currently in control of the House of
Representatives
Who are the Republicans?
The political party that has increased in strength in the
South and Mid-West during the past twenty
years
What is theRepublican Party?
The symbols for the Democratic and
Republican parties correctly matched
What is the donkey for the Democrats and
the elephant for the Republicans?
The term when one party controls the legislative
branch and the other party controls the executive
branch
What is a “divided government?”
The name of the political party in the 1830’s based on the platform of expanding
power of the national government, continuing
support of the national bank, and building roads and canals
at government expense
What was the Whig Party?
The name of the third party in the 1850’s that formed
in opposition to the growing immigration into
the United States
What was the Know-Nothing Party?
The third party formed by Theodore Roosevelt in
1912 to support women’s suffrage, preservation of the environment, and the
concepts of initiative, referendum, and recall
What was the Progressive or Bull
Moose Party?
The time period during the 1820’s and 30’s when the Jeffersonian Republicans
had little or no opposition, meaning there was only
one political party
What was the
“Era of Good Feelings?”
Selecting Candidates
In 1832, the Democrats changed from letting the state party leaders select their candidate for the
presidency to this method
What is a national convention?
