Trivia: Which of these groups was never a U.S. political party?
Democratic-Republicans
Whigs
Bull-Moose
Minutemen
The correct answer is Minutemen
So why is this answer correct? : Today, the U.S. political system is dominated by the Republican and Democratic parties — but this wasn’t always the case. The Democratic-Republicans are the oldest political party in the U.S. and formed in opposition to the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the late 18th century. The Whigs formed in the mid-19th century in opposition to President Andrew Jackson, and Bull-Moose was the short-lived party created by Theodore Roosevelt in the early 20th century. The minutemen were a well-known militia group (but not a political party) that served during the American Revolution.