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1 Presentation by Dr. Kevin Lasher
POL 101: U.S. Government Presentation by Dr. Kevin Lasher

2 History of US Political Parties
1790s-1828 Democ-Republicans vs. Federalists Democrats vs. Whigs Democrats = Republicans Republicans > Democrats Democrats > Republicans 1980 – now Democrats = Republicans (???) kkkkkkkkkk

3 Political Parties kkkkkkkkkk Democratic-Republicans vs. Federalists

4 Political Parties Two parties begin to develop within President Washington’s administration Both “elitist” parties, since vote was limited kkkkkkkkkk

5 Political Parties Democratic-Republicans are for strong state government, agriculture, rural areas, against national bank, pro-France Federalists are for strong national government, manufacturing, cities, national bank, pro-England kkkkkkkkkk

6 Political Parties Washington is informal Federalist, Adams is only true Federalist president Federalists began to weaken after elections of Jefferson and Madison Last Federalist presidential nominee in 1816 kkkkkkkkkk

7 Political Parties is the “era of good feelings” where the Democratic-Republicans are dominant and we seem to be moving to one-party or no-party system Controversial election of 1824 ends this era kkkkkkkkkk

8 Political Parties kkkkkkkkkk Democrats vs. Whigs,

9 Political Parties Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828 sees birth of modern Democratic Party Oldest political party in world Anti-Jacksons coalesce into Whig Party by 1832 Anti-elitist, democratic (appeal to male voters) kkkkkkkkkk

10 Political Parties Democrats for strong states, rural voters, against national bank Whigs for strong national government, cities and manufacturing, support national bank kkkkkkkkkk

11 Political Parties Two Whig presidents elected (both die)
Two parties are relatively balanced in Congress Two parties begin to splinter over issue of slavery in 1850s kkkkkkkkkk

12 Political Parties kkkkkkkkkk Democrats = Republicans,

13 Political Parties Much party turmoil during 1850s and 1860s
Eventually settle into Democrats and Republicans kkkkkkkkkk

14 Political Parties Republicans are Protestants, industrialization, merchants/bankers, non-South, temporary reconstruction Democrats are Protestant and Catholic, solid South, agricultural kkkkkkkkkk

15 Political Parties All Republican presidents except Cleveland in 1884 and 1892 Two parties relatively balanced in Congress in this period kkkkkkkkkk

16 Political Parties kkkkkkkkkk Republicans > Democrats,

17 Political Parties Republicans are dominant party with all Republican presidents (except Wilson ) Republicans control Congress for most of this period kkkkkkkkkk

18 Political Parties Republicans are non-South, businessmen, Midwestern farmers, Protestants Democrats are Southerners, Protestants and Catholics 1929 crash and Great Depression ends this period kkkkkkkkkk

19 Political Parties kkkkkkkkkk Democrats > Republicans, (?)

20 Political Parties Growth of “big government” as response to economic pain of Great Depression New Deal programs to regulate US economy Era of solid Democratic majority kkkkkkkkkk

21 Political Parties Democrats have super-coalition of Southerners, union workers, urban areas, farmers, Catholics and Jews, African-Americans Republicans are businessmen, isolationists, and anti-immigration kkkkkkkkkk

22 Political Parties Democratic Presidents with exception of Eisenhower and Nixon Democrats control Congress through most of this period kkkkkkkkkk

23 Political Parties Democratic coalition is breaking down in 1960s and 1970s Clear Democratic majority ends in 1980 with election of Ronald Reagan and period of “retrenchment” kkkkkkkkkk

24 Political Parties kkkkkkkkkk Democrats = Republicans, 1980-today

25 Political Parties Republicans Reagan, Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43, Bush 43 Democrats Clinton, Clinton, Obama, Obama Fairly close presidential elections Who will win in 2016? kkkkkkkkkk

26 Political Parties Congress has been relatively balanced during this period, especially US Senate Recently, hyper-partisanship and political gridlock kkkkkkkkkk

27 Political Parties Unlikely that either party will become clear majority in near future No third party on horizon Party de-alignment with still two main choices kkkkkkkkkk

28 History of US Political Parties
1790s-1828 Democ-Republicans vs. Federalists Democrats vs. Whigs Democrats = Republicans Republicans > Democrats Democrats > Republicans 1980 – now Democrats = Republicans (???) kkkkkkkkkk

29 Realigning Elections Realignment – when one or two new political parties are born or there is a fundamental change in the relationship of the existing two parties 1828 1860 1896 1932 kkkkkkkkkk

30 Realigning Elections Political scientists noted that every years there is some kind of realignment in US political parties 1828 1860 1896 1932 kkkkkkkkkk

31 Realigning Elections When will the next realignment occur? kkkkkkkkkk

32 Realigning Elections 1968: No realignment despite much turmoil in the country and election of Republican Richard Nixon kkkkkkkkkk

33 Realigning Elections 1980: No total realignment despite election of Republican Ronald Reagan and election of Republican Senate Not true realignment, but was the end of the Democratic Party’s solid majority status kkkkkkkkkk

34 Realigning Elections Will 2016 finally bring a new realignment?
Highly unlikely kkkkkkkkkk

35 History of US Political Parties
1790s-1828 Democ-Republicans vs. Federalists Democrats vs. Whigs Democrats = Republicans Republicans > Democrats Democrats > Republicans 1980 – now Democrats = Republicans (???) kkkkkkkkkk

36 The End

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