Show Three Party Divisions Had Name Re Republican p The name Republican has been applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied to three parties a fact which gives rIs rise to confusion The Republican Republican lican party part of today originated In oG 1851 after the dissolution of the Whig party part The southern Whig went event over er to the Democratic party part on the slavery question and anel the northern Whigs affiliated with the Free Soil and Nothing Know-Nothing parties At a II meeting held at RIpon WIs in 1 1 J a n group roup of Whigs Free and Democrats threatened to form forma a n new party parly if the Nebraska Kansas-Nebraska bill passed r rifle Phe he bill passed and on ou July G representatives of ot the same groups met at Jackson Mich and formed a party to which they gave bare the n name Republican In the election that fall the new party carrIed carried carried car car- ried 15 of oC the tIle 31 states The D Democratic Dam Dem m party as now known began with the Antl Federalists Anti Federalists who opposed op opposed posed the federal Constitution because because be cause of the rights surrendered by bythe bythe bythe the states to the federal govern govern- ment In 1702 It took the name Republican Republican Re Re- publican party to oppose the Federalist Feder Feder- Federalist alist part party It was later sometimes known as ns the Republican Democratic party part which name Is still the official designation of th the Democratic party After its principles were clearly formulated in 1708 1703 h by Thomas Jefferson Jeffer- Jeffer son son It was sometimes called Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic but generally Republican until until until un un- un- un til Andrew Jacksons Jackson's administration which began in 1820 lie Ile was the first President to be officially listed listell under the name Democrat |