1. ● Chapter 5- Political Parties Do we like them or hate them? Let’s get more information Then make a decision…

2. REVIEW from yesterday… Section 1- Political Parties and What They Do? * Definition of a ’political party’????? What purpose do they serve???? 1-Nominate candidates 2-Inform supporters 3-idea of ‘bond’ between voter/officeholder 4-they help govern 5- Watchdog over other political party

3. Definitions for ‘this’ section INCUMBENT- A political officeholder who is IN THE POLITCAL POSITION NOW…

4. Definitions continued’ FACTION Differing or conflicting views of an issue by different groups

5. Definitions continued’ ELECTORATE The people who can and are eligible to vote

6. Definitions continued’ SECTIONALISM A devotion to a person or groups region or area

7. SECTION 2-History of the Two- Party System THE NATION’S FIRST PARTIES… how they start here in USA… ? remember the two opposing groups who fought over the ratification of US Constitution?

8. Federalists and Anti-federalists -getting their start @ 1780s and 1790s -Does US Constitution say anything about Political Parties? -which side wins this political battle?

9. Why do we in US have a Two- Political Party Set-up? A) Historical basis B) Traditional basis C) The Electoral System is set-up for two

10. Other Nation’s ‘Multiple-Party’ set-ups The idea of a ‘coalition’… the temporary alliance of groups who come together to form a working government majority and so they run the government…

11. THE One Party Set-Up The NO-Party system…almost 99.9% are set- up as dictatorships… BUT you live in Republican ALABAMA…are we a One- Party State?

12. History PUT THESE ON YOUR HANDOUT… ‘THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IN AMERICAN HISTORY’

13. FEDERALISTS Period of Dominance1780s to 1800 SupportersWealthy and supporters of strong Federal government LeadersAlexander Hamilton John Adams

14. JEFFERSON-REPUBLICANS Period of Dominance1800 to 1816 SupportersStrong States’ rights Leaders Thomas Jefferson James Madison

15. JACKSONIAN-DEMOCRATS Period of Dominance1829 to 1850s SupportersStrong States’ rights More Public Land to sell High Taxes Leaders Andrew Jackson

16. WHIGS Period of DominanceMid 1830s to 1850s SupportersBankers Industry Large Plantation Owners LeadersHenry Clay Daniel Webster

17. REPUBLICANS Period of DominanceMid 1850s to 1930s SupportersBusiness – Old Whigs Anti-slavery supporters Farmers in North & West LeadersAbraham Lincoln William McKinley

18. Post Civil War DEMOCRATS Period of Dominancenot until Depression and World War II era SupportersCheap US money supporters Cheap American public Lands LeadersWilliam Jennings Bryan

19. Post War II-DEMOCRATS or New Deal Democrats Period of Dominance1930s to 1968 SupportersSmall Farmers - Business Southerners – Laborers LeadersFDR Truman

20. REAGAN REPUBLICANS Period of Dominance 1980 to now SupportersConservative, states’ rights less national/state control over individuals less government spending LeadersRonald Reagan George W. Bush Bob DoleBarry Goldwater