1. The Two-Party System in American History
Ch. 5.3

2. Activity
Based on last night’s homework, you will create a Visual Party Profile that represents the details of the party’s activity (see G.O. from yesterday).
You will make this on a sheet of copy paper and will only have 20 min.
You will make and then present your visual
The class will vote on which one is the best representation of that party (winner will get two extra points on your Ch. 5.3 quiz)

3. Teams Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Federalists Akridge Joiner Clement
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Federalists
Akridge
Joiner
Clement
Democratic-Republicans
Campbell
Kilgore
Thomas
Jacksonian Democrats
Carter
Lange
Wood
Whigs
Chandler
Maerz
Republicans,
Curington
Newland
Post-Civil War Democrats
Fordham
Pottier
New Deal Democrats
Golden
Schuff

4. Teams Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 Federalists Booz Fitzgerald
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4
Team 5
Federalists
Booz
Fitzgerald
Mahaffey
Reeves
Democratic-Republicans
Butts
Fluri
Grant M.
A.C. Ruter
Whitehead
Jacksonian Democrats
Cannon
Gambrell
Sam M.
M.C. Ruter
Whigs
Williams
Greaves
Vuncannon
Sanville
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Republicans,
Daniel
Hedges
Mullins
Taunton
Post-Civil War Democrats
Dress
Holzman
Newman
Thacker
New Deal Democrats
Elkins
House
Payne
Crowell

5. Directions
For discussion of this section, we will make a master list of information for each party. Copy down the info from the PPT onto your G.O.
Make sure you copy this down in your notebook

6. Party
Time Period of Dominance (if any)
Leaders
Supporters (think both generic group, geographic areas, etc.
What did the party push for/believe in?
When and why (if ever) did the party end?
Federalists
John Adams, Alexander Hamilton
Elites, wealthy property owners, bankers, northern states, urban voters
Strong national gov’t; National Bank
Early 1800s, became Whig Party
Democratic Republicans (a.k.a. Jeffersonian Republicans)
1800 to mid-1820s (known as the “Era of Good Feelings”)
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe
Farmers & planters, merchants, rural voters, southern states
Weak national gov’t; Against National Bank
Mid-1820s, Jackson re-invented the party

7. Era of the Democrats, 1800-1860 Party
Time Period of Dominance (if any)
Leaders
Supporters (think both generic group, geographic areas, etc.
What did the party push for/believe in?
When and why (if ever) did the party end?
Era of the Democrats,
Jacksonian Democrats
Andrew Jackson
Farmers, debtors, slaveholders, southern and western states
Universal white male suffrage; gov’t that favored the “common man”
1860, Civil War
Whigs/
National Republicans
1824, 1840, 1848
John Quincy Adams
Wealthy landowners, bankers, merchants, industrialists, northern and eastern states
High tariffs, abolish slavery (later)
Mid-1850s, dying off of leaders and rise of the GOP; slavery

8. Era of the Republicans, 1860-1932
Party
Time Period of Dominance (if any)
Leaders
Supporters (think both generic group, geographic areas, etc.
What did the party push for/believe in?
When and why (if ever) did the party end?
Era of the Republicans,
Republicans
Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, William McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, Herbert Hoover
Freedmen, northern and eastern states, bankers, wealthy, Western farmers, industrialists
Higher tariffs, equality, Gold Standard
Still in existence
Post-Civil War Democrats
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Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan
Southern and western states
Silver standard
1932 (sort of—realignment of political philosophy with election of FDR)

9. Return of the Democrats, 1932-1968
Party
Time Period of Dominance (if any)
Leaders
Supporters (think both generic group, geographic areas, etc.
What did the party push for/believe in?
When and why (if ever) did the party end?
Return of the Democrats,
New Deal Democrats ,
FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, LBJ
Southerners, northern liberals, labor unions
More spending on social programs (Social Security, Medicare, etc.)
Still in existence today

10. Start of a New Era—Divided Government, 1968-present

11. Election Year
Democrat Running
Republican Running
Which Party Gained Control of Politics
Issues that Brought the Winner to Power
Issues the Winner faced once in office
1968
Humphries
Nixon
Republicans
Vietnam War, civil rights, social issues
Vietnam War
1972
McGovern
Democratic too liberal
Vietnam War; Watergate

12. Election Year
Democrat Running
Republican Running
Which Party Gained Control of Politics
Issues that Brought the Winner to Power
Issues the Winner faced once in office
1976
Carter
Ford
Democrats
Watergate
Iranian Hostage Crisis, inflation, recession
1980
Reagan
Republicans
Recession, Inflation, Iranian Hostage Crisis
Recession, Inflation, Iran-Contra

13. Election Year
Democrat Running
Republican Running
Which Party Gained Control of Politics
Issues that Brought the Winner to Power
Issues the Winner faced once in office
1992
Clinton
Bush, Sr.
Democrats
Weak economy, tired of Republican control since 1980
Whitewater scandal, impeachment; “Republican Revolution” in Congress where they took control of House for first time in 40 yrs.
2000
Gore
Bush, Jr.
Republicans
“Anything but Clinton”
9/11; terrorism; wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Financial Crisis; two recessions

14. 5.3 Clicker Review Federalists Democratic Republicans Democrat Whigs
A poor economy, fallout from the Iran hostage crisis, and other troubles caused people to turn to Ronald Reagan and the _____ Party starting in 1980.
African Americans, business and financial leaders, and Western farmers were part of the coalition that backed the post-Civil War _____ Party
After the Watergate scandal and Ford’s pardon of Nixon, the country turned to Jimmy Carter and the _____ Party in 1976.
William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Herbert Hoover were all leaders of the _____ Party between 1860 and 1932.
Beginning with the Civil War, farmers shifted their support to the _____
Debtors, farmers, and slaveholders were part of Andrew Jackson’s _____ Party of the 1830s
Early party that called for a strict interpretation of the Constitution
Early party whose priority was a strong national government E.
Federalists
Democratic Republicans
Democrat
Whigs
Republican E. C. E. E. C. B. A.

15. 5.3 Clicker Review Federalists Democratic Republicans C. Democrat
Whigs
Republicans
9. Franklin Roosevelt is MOST associated with the return of the _____ Party starting in Issues surrounding slavery led to the demise of the _____ Party in the mid-1800s 11. Obama’s victory in 2008 and 2012 saw power shift again back to the _____ Party, once again indicating that the era of “divided government” is alive and well. 12. Party that spoke of a government that favored the “common people” in mid-19th century America. 13. Starting in 1992 Americans turned to Bill Clinton and the _____ Party as another symbol of divided government. 14. The _____ Party of the post-Civil War era were the party favored by the South 15. The _____ Party pushed policies designed to help farmers and planters in early America. 16. The _____ Party was torn apart in 1968 by issues such as the Vietnam War, civil rights, and social welfare issues. C. D. C. C. C. C. B. C.

16. 5.3 Clicker Review Federalists Democratic Republicans B. Democrats
Whigs
Republicans
17. The Era of Good Feeling was a period of _____ Party rule 18. The most significant issue that propelled the _____ Party back into power starting in 1932 was the Great Depression 19. The party that developed in opposition to the Jacksonian Democrats was the _____ Party 20. The years and were time periods in which the _____ Party dominated. 21. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of the _____ Party 22. When George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000, his electoral victory signaled the return of the _____ Party for the next eight years. 23. What party elected their first President, Abraham Lincoln, in 1860? 24. What party was formed primarily by bankers, merchants, and industrialists in the years following adoption of the US Constitution? 25. What political party "died" in the early 1800s leading to an “Era of Good Feelings”? B. C. D. C. B. E. E. A. A.