It transformed to become a true parliamentary democracy.
1. Gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution
which laid down the laws for running the U.S. – Constitutional Convention
2. Republican president during the civil war – Abraham Lincoln
3. Began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held
in the Midwest in 1854 – Republican Party
4. Free interpretation of the constitution, allowing the
government all powers not denied it – Loose Construction
5. Started the Democratic Party – Andrew Jackson
