====Democratic-Republican Party====
  * Founders: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
  * Founded: 1785
  * Ended: Party split, 1822
===Story===
Founded as one of the first two political parties by Thomas Jefferson. James Madison, too, was a major party member. The party split into the Democrat and Republican Parties

===Important Figures===
  * [[An American Oddity: Thomas Jefferson]], Chair of State (1785-1797), Executive Chair (1797-1801, 1813-1821), Constitutional Chair (1801-1813)
  * [[An American Oddity: James Madison]], Chair of the Treasury (1797-1801),
  * [[An American Oddity: James Monroe]], Chair of the Interior (1797-1809), Chair of State (1809-1813)