What former U.S. president do both the Republican and Democratic parties trace their origins to?
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The modern Democratic Party cites Thomas Jefferson as "the first Democratic President," and the Republican Party was named as such because its founders considered their principles to be aligned with that of Jefferson and the party he formed, which was called the "Republicans." Jefferson and James Madison formed this party to stop the federal government from engaging in economic activities that they felt were not permitted by the U.S. Constitution.
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