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The "Revolution of 1800" marked the first time in U.S. history that a faction in power voluntarily stepped down after losing a popular election.

While they historically appeared as ideological opposites, both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton contributed to the early political identity of America.

George Washington, the military commander and war hero, was a unanimous choice to be the first President of the United States, but where were his political allegiances?

As America entered into its undeclared war with France, decisions made by the Federalist leadership in Washington assured the eventual destruction of their own party.

Apart from George Washington, James Monroe is the closest America has ever come to having a unanimously elected president, leading the country during peaceful times.

During the years immediately leading up to the 19th century, America suddenly found standing at the doorstep of war with a leading European power.

The presidential election of 1800 was the first truly disputed election in our nation's history, and became a defining event in shaping the United States Constitution.

The fiscal performance of the US government during the early 1800's can be characterized by the dominating sector of the elected government officials.

The quick growth and early success of James Buchanan played an infamous role in the growth of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.

The fiscal performance of the US government during the late 1700s can be characterized by the dominating sector of the elected government officials.

In the middle of the 19th century, a new party began to rise up through the ranks of American Politics. The Know-Nothings were anti Catholic and anti Immigration.

John Adams, member of the Federalist party, was a true American patriot, though once in office the politics of his party kept him from a second term.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is signaling his party is ready for an election. In a speech at a recent fundraiser he predicted his party would win a seat in Montreal.

John Quincy Adams, elected President in 1824 as a Democratic-Republican, was a member, during his long political career, of no less than five political parties.

The United States was nearly dissolved when the southern states seceded, launching the Civil War. But this was not the first time the Union threatened collapse.

James Madison a member of the Democratic-Republican party, though his war-time presidency demonstrated a certain degree of bipartisanship.

American Presidents, with one exception, have been limited to two terms in office, first by tradition, then by Constitutional Amendment. How about their parties?