1. THE TWO PARTY TRADITION

2. 1796-1860 Federalists Government of the wealthy, best educated
Strong Central GOV
Support commerce, manufacturing
Executive leadership

3. Democratic-Republicans (or Jeffersonians)
Soon to be known as THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Favored the common man
Limited GOV
State Power
Farmers, shop keepers, laborers.

4. Presidency George Washington (No party) John Adams (Federalist)
Jefferson (Democrat)
FEDERALISTS DISAPPEAR

5. DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
SPLIT INTO
DEMOCRATS
AND NATIONAL REPUBLICANS (KNOWN AS WHIGS)

6. SLAVERY 1850 Democratic split into northern and southern camps
Whig party breaks up and absorbed by NEW Republican party that opposed slavery. (Lincoln was a
Republican)

7. WE END UP WITH…
DEMOCRATS=
REPUBLICANS (GRAND OLD PARTY)=

8. AND…LIBERALS individual rights.
It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals,
limitations on power (especially of government and religion),
the rule of law,
the free exchange of ideas,
a market economy that supports free private enterprise

9. AND…CONSERVATIVES favors free markets, traditional values
strong foreign defense.
The term derives from to conserve; from Latin conservāre, "to keep, guard, observe".
Some seek to preserve the status quo, while others seek to return to the values of an earlier time.

10. LIBERALS: BIG • BIG GOVERNMENT PROTECTS FREEDOMS • BIG Spending
• BIG Social Programs
• BIG Freedom…Less POLICE

11. CONSERVATIVES: LITTLE
• LITTLE GOVERNMENT
• LITTLE spending
• LITTLE social programs
• LITTLE FREEDOM…MORE POLICE

12. HOW DOES IT END UP?
LIKE THIS…..