Episode 7 – Political Parties
They may seem the bane of our existence, with all the rancor and partisan stonewalling going on in Washington and in the country right now. In this episode we take a look at how parties started in the U.S. and how they have changed through history.
References:

* Wikipedia – Party divisions of US Congresses
* The New Yorker – The Rise of McPolitics
* The Guardian – American politics is tribal
* Open Secrets.org – Top Organization Contributors
* Wikisource – Washington’s Farewell Address
* Scholastic – The Origins and Functions of Political Parties
* The Atlantic – America is Living James Madison’s Nightmare
* Wikipedia – 1st US Congress
* George Washington University – First Federal Congress
* Wikipedia – Anti-Administration Party
* Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias – Anti- Administration Party (US)
* Geni – Thomas Jefferson I (genealogy)
* National Review – Madison and Hamilton, Founders and Enemies
* UVA – Andrew Jackson
* Wikipedia – 1824 US Presidential election
* 270 to  Win – 1824 Presidential election
* Britannica – US Presidential election of 1824
* Lumen Learning – A New Political Style: From John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson
* Wikipedia – Whig Party
* Britannica – Whig Party
* North Carolina State University – A Nation Divided: The Political Climate of 1850s America
* Wikipedia – Republican Party (US)
* Wikipedia – 1856 US Presidential Election
* Wikipedia – History of the US Republican Party
* The Chronicle – When and (to an extent) why did the parties switch places?
* Wikipedia –