Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
Here are the votes of John C. Calhoun, a political ally and former Vice President of Andrew Jackson.
See the House career of Dick Cheney, who later went onto serve as Vice President under George W. Bush.
Among the first political parties to exist in the nation, prominent members of the Federalist Party included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.