1. Civics 10:1 Political Parties – Organization of citizens who have similar ideas on public issues – Encourage people to elect to office candidates who share their views – Work to have laws passed that they favor – Nominate (select) candidates to run for office

2. 10:1 1 st Party System (1792-1820) Democrat-Republican – Leader: Alexander Hamilton – Supported internal improvements Building canals, roads to help commerce Federalists – Leader: Thomas Jefferson – Supported a strong central gov’t

3. 10:1 2 nd Party System (1820-1854) Democrat-Republican Party splits – Democrat Party Leader: Andrew Jackson Favored – Industrialization, railroads, states’ tights, small gov’t – Whigs Leader: Henry Clay Favored – Congress more powerful that president – Moral reform

4. 10:1 3 rd Party System (1854-Today) Democrats Republicans – Started as an anti-slavery party – Leader: Abe Lincoln Donkey represents Democrats Elephant represents Republicans

5. 10:1 Third Party – Not Democrat or Republican Independents – Mix of Republican and Democrat principles Green Party – Main cause is environmentalism – Most successful Third Party candidate: Ross Perot Won 19% of vote in 1992

6. 10:1 Democrat Party – Liberal Favors constant progress and change Wants more government Increase taxes Decrease size of military Republican Party – Conservative Favors slower rate of change Wants less government Less taxes Strong military

7. 10:1 Political Parties Around the World – One-Party System Opposition parties not allowed Dictatorships and Communist countries – Past: Germany (Hitler); Italy (Mussolini) – Today: China; Cuba; Libya; Syria – Coalition System Two or more political parties compromise – Belgium, Finland, Israel, Australia, Canada