Progressive Party (United States) (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The Progressive Party, also commonly called the Bull Moose Party, is one of the two biggest political parties in the United States of America, the other being the Liberal Party. Founded by former President Theodore Roosevelt, after a split in the Republican Party between him and President William Howard Taft, it dominated American politics nationally for most of the period from 1912 to 1945.

The Progressive Party encompasses a social liberal and populist platform. The Progressive Party advocate social justice, affirmative action, a balanced budget, and a market economy tempered by government intervention (mixed economy). The economic policy adopted by the Progressive Party has been referred to as "Third Way".