When James Madison served as a representative in the first Congress, was he a Republican or a Democrat?

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thanks a billioin

Answer 1

Quite a bit of misunderstanding so far. I hope the following is clear.

1) The simple answer to your specific question is "neither". During the First Congress (1789-91) there were not yet two organized political parties.

2) It is true that, while the Constitution was being ratified the group that SUPPORTED ratification called themselves "Federalists", while opponents were dubbed "Anti-federalists". But these were not organized political parties. For that matter, the "anti-" group was hardly one group at all, since it was used to speak of people opposed for various different reasons (some completely opposed --like Patrick Henry; others opposed only because of the lack of a "Bill of Rights")

Madison was part of THIS group of "Federalists", having played a major role in organizing the Constitutional Convention, shaping the debate and arguing for ratification. But once ratification was accomplished it turned out he did NOT agree with men like Alexander Hamilton who favored a VERY strong executive and central government.....

3) It was in 1792 --during the SECOND Congress-- that a party OPPOSED to the view of Washington's administration (and esp to those who agreed with Hamilton), Jefferson was at its center, with his friend Madison as the leader in Congress.

This new party of Jefferson and Madison named themselves "REPUBLICANS". The other party, calling itself "Federalists", often called them "Democrats", mainly because of their strong support for the "democratic" French Revolution that was going out-of-control, but that was NOT an official name they used for themselves.

Certain groups friendly to the Republicans labeled themselves "Democratic-Republican clubs", and much later this party SOMETIMES used the name "Democratic-Republican", but for the most part it was simply "Republican"

You will often SEE the name "Democratic-Republican" in history books and articles -- that is not because they used this name, but simply to avoid confusion with the MODERN "Republican" Party. Another way to do this (which I prefer) is to speak of the "Jeffersonian Republcans"


4) Later party systems --
The Federalist Party began to lose power in 1800 and was dead by the end of the War of 1812 (partly because of their opposition to the war). Under President Monroe then there was only ONE national party ("Republican")... though it began to form factions, the seeds of the "second new party system".

The second two party system began to take form during the one term of John Quincy Adams, as Jackson's supporters re-organized. Under Jackson this new system came fully into being as the "Democrats" and "Whigs".

The "Whig" Party collapsed in the 1850s when its Northern and Southern factions split over slavery (esp over the 1854 "Kansas-Nebraska Act"). Several other parties might have replaced them, but almost immediately the NEW "Republican Party" (which quite deliberately revived the name Jefferson had used) succeeded in combining most former Northern Whigs, Northern Democrats who opposed the spread of slavery ("free-soilers"), and other smaller groups.

We are still living, since 1854, under this THIRD party system -- Democrats & Republicans

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Summary of the U.S. two-party system:

(pro-Constitution group = "Federalists" 1787-89)

a) NO official 'parties' till 1792

b) 1792 - Federalists vs. [Jeffersonian] Republicans (party of Jefferson & Madison) -- till about 1816



c) 1828 - Jackson's "Democratic Party" formed, Whigs form in response

d) 1854 - Whig Party collapses, Republicans take their place

Answer 2

Neither: "The First Party System is a term of periodization used by some political scientists and historians to describe the political system existing in the United States between roughly 1792 and 1824. It featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party (created by Alexander Hamilton) and the Democratic-Republican Party (created by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison)."

Answer 3

When James Madison entered congress he was a Federalist but broke away from that party during a dispute with Alexander Hamilton over revenue legislation. He and Thomas Jefferson formed the Jeffersonian Party (which eventually became the Republican Party).

Answer 4

The Democratic party came into existence during Andrew Jackson's second administration.
Madison believed in a careful separation of powers (he drew up the Bill of Righst) . Although he wrote over a third of the Federalist papers (which called for a strong national government), he opposed them as a party and was one of the founders of the Republican Democratic party.

Answer 5

James Madison was more than likely a Federalist after the example of George George Washington and of course of his writings , The Federalist Papers. Later in life he would become part of the Democratic Republican party and its leader the great Thomas Jefferson.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I believ he was a democratic-republican if I'm not mistaken. There was the democratic-republican party, the whig party and i think the federalist party. he was the first of the three.

Answer 8

There was no such thing as a Republican or Democrat at that time.

Answer 9

These two parties evolved much later.

Answer 10

none, he was Federalist