The genesis of the main political parties

The genesis of the main political parties in the USA

Contents 1. Introduction 2. First Party System: 1792 -1816 (Creation of Parties) a) The Federalist Era(1789 -1801) b) The presidential election of 1800 3. “The Era of Good Feelings”: 1816 -1828(one party rule) 4. The Second Party System: 1828 -1854 a) The National Republicans (1825 -1833) b) The Whig Party (1833 -1854) 5. The Third Party System: 1854 -1933 a) The Emergence of The Republican Party in the U. S. A. 6. Modern U. S. A. political party system: 1933 - present day 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography

What is a party? Political party: - a group of persons who seek to control the government through the winning of elections and holding of public office

Two-Party system – a political system in which only 2 political parties have a realistic opportunity to compete effectively for control

The Democratic Party VS The Republican Party

The USA Political Parties 1 st Party(1789) 2 nd Party(1854) 3 rd Parties(1971, 2009) Democratic Republican Libertarian Party, Tea Party Party, etc.

The First Party System (1792 -1816) “Creation of Parties”

The First Political Parties Federalists John Jay Alexander John Hamilton Adams Anti-Federalists Albert Gallatin Thomas James Jefferson Madison

Federalists favored v A Сonstitution v A strong federal government v Close ties to Britain v A centralized banking system v Close links between the government and men of wealth

First Political Parties Federalists Democratic Republicans Led by Alexander Hamilton Led by Thomas Jefferson Strong central government led by Strong state governments led by the industry and the wealthy “common man” Emphasis on agriculture Emphasis on manufacturing, “Cultivators of the earth are the shipping and trade most valuable citizens”-T. Jefferson Favored the Constitution Opposed the Constitution Favored the national bank Opposed the national bank Favored protective tariffs Opposed protective tariffs Pro-British Pro-French

“The Era of Good Feelings” 1816 -1828 (One party rule)

The Federalist Party broke up.

The Democratic- Republican Party had been the only national political party till the late 1820 s.

The Second Party System (1828 -1854) “Jacksonian period”

The Democratic-Republican Party The National The Jacksonian Republicans Democrats

Jacksonian Democracy (1828 -1854)

The Modern Jacksonian Democratic Democracy Party

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN

John Quincy Adams

The National The Democratic Party Republican Party The Democratic The National Republican Party favored a limited party favored strong national government and economic nationalism opposed economic aristocracy

The Whig National Party Republicans

The Whig Party (1833 -1854)

Democrats Whigs Supported the primacy of the Supported the Presidency over the supremacy of Congress other branches of over the presidency government Favored a program of Opposed the Bank of modernization and the United States economic protectionism

IN 1854 THE WHIG PARTY COLLAPSED

The Third Party System • The issue of slavery led to collapse of Second Party System by 1854 th • The Whig Party collapsed • Emergence of The Republican Party • Republicans mostly dominated national politics in decades after Civil War

The Era of The Republican Party (1860 -1932)

The Modern Political Party System in the USA (1933 -present day)

Сonclusion

Federalists Parties Democratic- Republicans Death of Federalists Democratic-Republicans “The Jeffersonian Republican Party” “Era of Good Feelings” National Republicans The Jacksonian Democracy The Whig Party Republicans Democrats To present

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