| When the minority party becomes stronger than the majority party, usually the result of winning a critical election. | |
| The more one earns, the higher his/her tax rate is | |
| Where there is a lasting change in party coalitions | |
| Formerly known as the Anti-Federalist, this party lead by Thomas Jefferson advocated states rights pressing the causes of the common people and agrarian interest. Dominated the political arena until the Civil War. |