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Democratic-Republican Party   /dˌɛməkrˈætɪk-rɪpˈəblɪkən pˈɑrti/   Listen
Democratic-Republican Party

noun
1.
A former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government.





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"Democratic-republican party" Quotes from Famous Books



... cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson in 1832. He abandoned the Union Democratic-Republican party, however, after the proclamation and force bill of the Administration and joined the States' Rights Whigs. When young Toombs was elected to the General Assembly of Georgia in October, 1837, parties were sharply divided. The Democrats, sustained by the personal popularity of "Old Hickory," ...
— Robert Toombs - Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage • Pleasant A. Stovall


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