Transcript The Two-Party System in American History

The Two-Party System in
American History
Ch. 5.3
Activity
• Based on last night’s homework, you will create a
Visual Party Profile that represents the details of
the party’s activity (see G.O. from yesterday).
• You will make this on a sheet of copy paper and
will only have 20 min.
• You will make and then present your visual
• The class will vote on which one is the best
representation of that party (winner will get two
extra points on your Ch. 5.3 quiz)
Teams
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Akridge
Joiner
Clement
Campbell
Kilgore
Thomas
Carter
Lange
Wood
Whigs
Chandler
Maerz
Republicans, 18601932
Curington
Newland
Post-Civil War
Democrats
Fordham
Pottier
Golden
Schuff
Federalists
DemocraticRepublicans
Jacksonian Democrats
New Deal Democrats
Directions
• For discussion of this section, we will make a master
list of information for each party. Copy down the
info from the PPT onto your G.O.
• Make sure you copy this down in your notebook
Party
Time Period
Leaders
of Dominance
(if any)
Supporters
Federalists
1796-1800
John Adams,
Alexander
Hamilton
Elites, wealthy
property
owners,
bankers,
northern
states, urban
voters
Strong
Early 1800s,
national
became Whig
gov’t;
Party
National Bank
Democratic
Republicans
(a.k.a.
Jeffersonian
Republicans)
1800 to mid1820s (known
as the “Era of
Good
Feelings”)
Thomas
Jefferson,
James
Madison,
James
Monroe
Farmers &
planters,
merchants,
rural voters,
southern
states
Weak national Mid-1820s,
gov’t; Against Jackson reNational Bank invented the
party
(think both
generic group,
geographic
areas, etc.
What did the
party push
for/believe
in?
When and
why (if ever)
did the party
end?
Party
Time Period
Leaders
of Dominance
(if any)
Supporters
(think both
generic group,
geographic
areas, etc.
What did the
party push
for/believe
in?
When and
why (if ever)
did the party
end?
Era of the Democrats, 1800-1860
Jacksonian
Democrats
1828-1860
Andrew
Jackson
Farmers,
debtors,
slaveholders,
southern and
western
states
Universal
1860, Civil
white male
War
suffrage; gov’t
that favored
the “common
man”
Whigs/
National
Republicans
1824, 1840,
1848
John Quincy
Adams
Wealthy
High tariffs,
landowners,
abolish
bankers,
slavery (later)
merchants,
industrialists,
northern and
eastern states
Mid-1850s,
dying off of
leaders and
rise of the
GOP; slavery
Party
Time
Leaders
Period of
Dominance
(if any)
Supporters (think What did the
both generic
party push
group, geographic for/believe
areas, etc.
in?
When and
why (if ever)
did the party
end?
Freedmen,
northern and
eastern states,
bankers,
wealthy,
Western
farmers,
industrialists
Higher tariffs,
equality, Gold
Standard
Still in
existence
Silver
standard
1932 (sort
of—
realignment
of political
philosophy
with election
of FDR)
Era of the Republicans, 1860-1932
Republicans
1860-1932
Abraham
Lincoln,
Ulysses Grant,
William
McKinley,
Teddy
Roosevelt,
William Taft,
Herbert
Hoover
Post-Civil War
Democrats
1884-1888, Grover
Southern and
1892-1896, Cleveland,
western states
1912-1920 Woodrow
Wilson,
William
Jennings Bryan
Party
Time Period
Leaders
of Dominance
(if any)
Supporters
(think both
generic group,
geographic
areas, etc.
What did the
party push
for/believe
in?
When and
why (if ever)
did the party
end?
More
spending on
social
programs
(Social
Security,
Medicare,
etc.)
Still in
existence
today
Return of the Democrats, 1932-1968
New Deal
Democrats
1932-1952,
1960-1968
FDR, Harry
Truman, JFK,
LBJ
Southerners,
northern
liberals, labor
unions
Start of a New Era—Divided Government,
1968-present
Election Year
Democrat
Running
1968
1972
Republican
Running
Which Party
Gained
Control of
Politics
Issues that
Brought the
Winner to
Power
Issues the Winner
faced once in
office
Humphries Nixon
Republicans
Vietnam War,
civil rights,
social issues
Vietnam War
McGovern
Republicans
Democratic
too liberal
Vietnam War;
Watergate
Nixon
Election Year
Democrat
Running
Republican
Running
Which Party
Gained
Control of
Politics
Issues that
Brought the
Winner to
Power
Issues the Winner
faced once in
office
1976
Carter
Ford
Democrats
Watergate
Iranian Hostage
Crisis, inflation,
recession
1980
Carter
Reagan
Republicans
Recession,
Inflation,
Iranian
Hostage Crisis
Recession,
Inflation, IranContra
Election Year
Democrat
Running
Republican
Running
Which Party
Gained
Control of
Politics
Issues that
Brought the
Winner to
Power
Issues the Winner
faced once in
office
1992
Clinton
Bush, Sr.
Democrats
Weak
economy, tired
of Republican
control since
1980
Whitewater
scandal,
impeachment;
“Republican
Revolution” in
Congress where
they took control
of House for first
time in 40 yrs.
2000
Gore
Bush, Jr.
Republicans
“Anything but
Clinton”
9/11; terrorism;
wars in
Afghanistan and
Iraq; Financial
Crisis; two
recessions
5.3 Clicker Review
1.
A. Federalists
B. Democratic
Republicans
C. Democrat
D. Whigs
E. Republican
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
A poor economy, fallout from the Iran hostage crisis,
and other troubles caused people to turn to Ronald
Reagan and the _____ Party starting in 1980. E.
African Americans, business and financial leaders,
and Western farmers were part of the coalition that
backed the post-Civil War _____ Party E.
After the Watergate scandal and Ford’s pardon of
Nixon, the country turned to Jimmy Carter and the
_____ Party in 1976. C.
William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Herbert
Hoover were all leaders of the _____ Party between
1860 and 1932. E.
Beginning with the Civil War, farmers shifted their
support to the _____ E.
Debtors, farmers, and slaveholders were part of
Andrew Jackson’s _____ Party of the 1830s C.
Early party that called for a strict interpretation of
the Constitution B.
Early party whose priority was a strong national
government A.
5.3 Clicker Review
A. Federalists
B. Democratic
Republicans
C. Democrat
D. Whigs
E. Republicans
9. Franklin Roosevelt is MOST associated with the return
of the _____ Party starting in 1932 C.
10. Issues surrounding slavery led to the demise of the
_____ Party in the mid-1800s D.
11. Obama’s victory in 2008 and 2012 saw power shift
again back to the _____ Party, once again indicating
that the era of “divided government” is alive and
well. C.
12. Party that spoke of a government that favored the
“common people” in mid-19th century America. C.
13. Starting in 1992 Americans turned to Bill Clinton and
the _____ Party as another symbol of divided
government. C.
14. The _____ Party of the post-Civil War era were the
party favored by the South C.
15. The _____ Party pushed policies designed to help
farmers and planters in early America. B.
16. The _____ Party was torn apart in 1968 by issues
such as the Vietnam War, civil rights, and social
welfare issues. C.
5.3 Clicker Review
A. Federalists
B. Democratic
Republicans
C. Democrats
D. Whigs
E. Republicans
17. The Era of Good Feeling was a period of _____ Party
rule B.
18. The most significant issue that propelled the _____
Party back into power starting in 1932 was the Great
Depression C.
19. The party that developed in opposition to the
Jacksonian Democrats was the _____ Party D.
20. The years 1800-1860 and 1932-1968 were time
periods in which the _____ Party dominated. C.
21. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the
leaders of the _____ Party B.
22. When George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000,
his electoral victory signaled the return of the _____
Party for the next eight years. E.
23. What party elected their first President, Abraham
Lincoln, in 1860? E.
24. What party was formed primarily by bankers,
merchants, and industrialists in the years following
adoption of the US Constitution? A.
25. What political party "died" in the early 1800s leading
to an “Era of Good Feelings”? A.