Provides a history of majority and minority political parties in the United States from 1789 to present. (The political parties of the 1st Congress of the United States were not Democrats or Republicans.) 1-04
"With names like Whig, Anti-Mason, and Green, these parties may sound more like household cleaners or new wave bands than political powers. However, the diverse conditions of historical eras, and differing ideologies of America's people gave rise to these political parties, founded to advance specific ideals and the candidates who represented them." 10-04