Major Political Movements in U.S. History

Associated with: Republican Party

• Fiscal conservatism
• Opposition to government spending
• Constitutional originalism
• Opposition to Affordable Care Act

Associated with: Democratic Party

• Medicare for All
• Green New Deal
• Economic inequality focus
• College debt relief

Associated with: Republican Party

• America First policies
• Immigration restriction
• Trade protectionism
• Opposition to establishment politics

Associated with: Republican Party

• Social conservatism
• Pro-life advocacy
• School prayer support
• Traditional family values

Associated with: Democratic Party

• Anti-war activism
• Civil rights
• Feminism
• Environmentalism

Associated with: Initially bipartisan, later Democratic Party

• Racial equality
• Voting rights
• Desegregation
• Economic justice

Associated with: Both Republican and Democratic Parties

• Anti-corruption
• Labor rights
• Women's suffrage
• Trust-busting

Associated with: Republican Party, Free Soil Party

• End to slavery
• Equal rights
• Social reform

Associated with: Both major parties

• Prohibition of alcohol
• Social reform
• Women's rights

Associated with: Later Democratic-Republican Party

• Opposition to Constitution without Bill of Rights
• States' rights advocacy
• Fear of centralized power
• Protection of individual liberties

Associated with: Pre-party Revolutionary movement

• Opposition to British taxation
• Colonial rights
• Revolutionary organization
• Protest coordination (Boston Tea Party)

Associated with: Democratic-Republican Party

• Opposition to aristocratic tendencies
• Support for French Revolution
• Democratic reforms
• Opposition to Hamilton's financial system

Associated with: Pre-Revolutionary colonial politics

• Opposition to colonial corruption
• Tax reform
• Local government accountability
• Frontier settlers' rights