In the Beginning

Firestormof 1800

The Bankerv.

The Farmer

The Donkeyv.

The Elephant

It’s MyParty

Political Party Trivia

$200

$400

$600

$800

$200

$400

$600

$800

$200

$400

$600

$800

$200

$400

$600

$800

$200

$400

$600

$800

$200

$400

$600

$800

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?