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The document discusses the origins and roles of political parties in the United States. It describes how the early Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties evolved from disagreements over the ratification of the Constitution. It also outlines the typical membership demographics of today's two major parties - Democrats and Republicans. Additionally, it summarizes several prominent third parties in the US and categorizes them based on their ideological focus or origins.
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1. The Era of the Democrats from 1800-1860 which saw the Democratic party dominate until the Civil War.
2. The Era of the Republicans from 1860-1932 where the Republican party gained control after the Civil War and held the presidency for 75 years.
3. The Return of the Democrats from 1932-1968 when Franklin Roosevelt was elected amid the Great Depression and the Democratic party regained power until the 1960s.
4. The Modern Era from 1968-present with a more divided government and the parties alternating control of the presidency.
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Political parties seek to attain political power within a government by participating in electoral campaigns. Major factors like representation systems and constitutions impact a country's party structure, determining whether it will be one-party, two-party, or multi-party. Key political cleavages like state vs. church form the basis for parties that remain influential over time despite new issues. The US Constitution is silent on parties because the founders saw them as corrupt, but parties have come to dominate US politics organized around ideologies like conservative vs. liberal economics. Major historical US parties include the Federalists, Democratic-Republicans, Whigs, and modern Republican and Democratic parties.
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- 1. Chapter 5 section 2, 3, 4, 5 Political Parties
- 4. 2 out of 3 Americans follow the allegiance to a party based on their parents.
- 6. Reform Party – Formed by Ross Perot, trade agreements to protect American jobs.
- 7. Constitution Party – Anti-tax party, pro-life, pro-school prayer, opposes gun control, immigration, free trade, UN, gay rights.
- 9. America First Party – Splinter from reform party, promotes Christian beliefs
- 10. Green Party – Committed to environment, nonviolence
- 11. Socialist Labor Party – Marxist party, collectivism
- 12. Socialist Party – Anti-communist, non-racist, classless, feminist, socialist society.
- 14. Federalist Party – Alexander Hamilton = worked for a stronger National Government.
- 15. Anti-federalist – Thomas Jefferson = Limited role for National Government. Later they became the Jeffersonian Republicans or Democratic-Republicans.
- 16. After Washington, John Adams (Federalist) defeated Jefferson. Jefferson defeated incumbent in next election (incumbent is the current officeholder.)
- 18. Example – Socialist, Socialist Labor, Communist, Libertarian
- 20. Example – Free Soil Party – opposed the spread of slavery.
- 21. Example – American Party (also called the “Know Nothings” opposed Irish-Catholic immigration in the 1850's.
- 22. Example – Right to Life party opposes abortion.
- 24. Example: the Greenback Party – tried to take advantage of agrarian discontent from 1876 through 1884.
- 25. Example: the Populist Party – demanded public ownership of railroads, telephone and telegraph companies, lower tariffs, and the adoption of the initiative and referendum.
- 27. Example: From the Republicans - Theodore Roosevelt's “Bull-Moose Party” Progressive Party of 1912, Robert La Follette's Progressive Party of 1924.
- 28. Example: From the Democrats – Henry Wallace's Progressive Party and the States' Rights (Dixiecrat) Party of 1948 and George Wallace's American Independent Party of 1968.
- 30. “spoiler role” - can pull votes from one of the major parties.
- 31. 1912 election – Republican split – Theodore Roosevelt split votes with William H. Taft ending up with Woodrow Wilson becoming President.
- 34. National chairperson is the leader of the national committee.
- 35. Each party has a campaign committee in each house of Congress.
- 38. precinct – is the smallest unit of election administration. You vote in your precinct.
- 40. 1. Sharp drop in the number of voters willing to identify themselves as Republicans or Democrats. More claiming independent.
- 41. 2. Split-ticket voting – voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.
- 42. 3. Various structural changes and reforms (like changes in campaign finance laws.)
- 43. 4. Use of technology for campaigning.
- 44. 5. Single-issue organizations