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The Democratic-Republican Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792. It became the dominant political party until the 1820s, when it split into competing ...
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One of the first two American political parties, together with the Federalist Party. Founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Those two and James Monroe were the only ...
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Democratic-Republican Party, early political party in the United States, originally led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; it was the forerunner of the present-day Democratic party, which name it formally adopted in 1828. When the party was originally conceived in the 1790s to oppose the Federalist party, it was known simply as the Republican party (but should not be confused with the modern party of that name). The Republicans came to power in 1800 with the election of Jefferson as president. About 1824, led by Andrew Jackson, they adopted the name Democratic-Republican party. By the time Jackson was elected president (1828), the name had been shortened to Democratic party.

The philosophy of the Democratic-Republican party, also known as Jeffersonian Democracy, favoured rural, agricultural interests, strong states' rights, and strict construction (that is, interpretation) of the US Constitution. Democratic-Republicans upheld the legitimacy of the French Revolution and opposed close ties with Britain.