1. HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES

2. POLITICAL SURVEY GUESS WHERE YOU FALL ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
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5. HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Political parties not mentioned in Constitution.
Why did they form? People had different ideas about how government should work.

6. HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Political parties not mentioned in Constitution.
Why did they form? People had different ideas about how government should work.

7. COLONIAL ERA WHIGS: (Patriots) opposed King and Parliament
TORIES: (Loyalists) loyal to King

8. RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION
FEDERALIST PARTY: supported central government & liberal view of Constitution
Leaders: Alexander Hamilton
Supported George Washington and John Adams as president
Who: Business men, wealthy people

9. RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION
ANTI-FEDERALIST: less powerful central government with strong, independent states.
Leaders: Thomas Jefferson

11. 1800s
1800: Federalists lost power when Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams.
DEMOCRATIC- REPUBLICAN PARTY:
(Jefferson and James Madison)
Limited government and power for average man.

12. 1800s By 1816, Federalist party lost most of its members
Democratic- Republican party split into different parts

13. DEMOCRATIC PARTY 1827, Andrew Jackson left Democratic-Republican Party
Wanted common people to be more active and help government.
1828 Jackson elected president

14. REPUBLICAN PARTY 1854: several groups combined together
Opposed slavery
1860: Abraham Lincoln won President

17. MINOR PARTIES

18. ROLE OF MINOR PARTIES
Also called Third Parties
Take away votes from major parties
Affected 2000 campaign (Ralph Nader)
Influence the outcome of elections.
Address issues that appeal the major party.
Major parties may support those issues.

19. CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE
Not enough $$$
Not enough support
Newspapers & TV don’t give much attention.

20. CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE
Third Party Websites List
President & Vice President Nominations

21. CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE
Libertarian Party - extremely limited government.
Wants wants a free market system,
expanded individual liberties,
foreign policy of nonintervention
free trade,
open immigration

22. CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE
Green Party - environment, social justice, nonviolence, and a foreign party of nonintervention.
In 2000, the Green party's presidential nominee was Ralph Nader.

23. CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE
Reform Party - national government reform, fiscal responsibility, and political accountability.
The Reform Party is currently struggling internally and dealing with criticism that says they lack an identity.

24. PARTY ORGANIZATION

25. NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON
Leads committee
4 year term
Runs campaign
Increase power to party

26. CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
In House of Rep. & Senate
Tries to win back lost seats

27. PENNSYLVANIA STATE ELECTORAL MAP

28. LANCASTER COUNTY (COUNTIES)

29. LANCASTER COUNTY (TOWNS)

30. NEW YORK CITY PRECINTS

31. LANCASTER COUNTY (TOWNS)