1. Political Parties Have been in decline since the 1960’s 1. Sharp decline in voters willing to declare a party 2. Split-ticket voting http://www.churchillcounty.org/clerktrs/images/donkeyelephant.gif

2. Question For You:  Is there a political party out there for you? Why/Why not? http://www.parks1.org/files/images/donkey2.jpghttp://www.votemadsen.com/images/Elephant.jpg

3. Two-Party System http://www.c-span.org/questions/images/ac2.jpg

4. Why we have a two-party system by default…  Electoral College system  States run elections (state laws in place to keep state parties in power)  People (parties) in power want to stay in power ATTENTION: There ARE other (third) parties in the USA….. They just cannot get elected to executive

5. Libertarian Party   Opposes international dealings   Opposes government taxes   Opposes government intrusion into private lives http://www.lpboulder.com/images/govt101.gifhttp://users.vnet.net/alight/squirrel.html

6. Green Party  WAS Strictly Environmental agenda agenda http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/edit/cartoons/muccio_nadar%20green%20party.gif

7. Socialist-Labor Party   Seek Socialist ownership of the means of production   Seek Redistribution of goods http://njsocialistparty.org/New-SPUSA-Logo.gif

8. American Communist Party   “Looks forward to restructuring the American economic system” http://www.majickq.com/comcard-utilities.gif http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/u/us%7Drcp.gif

9. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/mk/b/b1/Europe_satellite_globe.jpg Multi-Party Systems

10. One Party Systems http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/docs-pix/stalin.jpg http://www.abc-latina.com/personnalites/images/fidel_castro.jpghttp://www.chr.mergler.bnv-bamberg.de/initiativkreis/bilder/terror-kriegs-bilder/saddam_hussein.JPG

11. Major Party Eras  Federalist V. Democratic Republicans (Anti- Federalists)  Era of the Democrats (1800-1860)  Era of the Republicans (1860-1932)  Return to the Democrats (1932-1968)  Divided Government (1968-present)

12. Federalists & Dem-Reps http://www.hamiltonlives.com/alex2.jpg

13. The 1st Loser Federalists to Democrats http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/cph/3a50000/3a53000/3a53200/3a53276r.jpg

14. First Democratic President  First Democratic Era 1824-1860

15. 18241828

16. The First Republican President Republican Era: 1860-1932

17. 1860

18. The Civil War http://www.usflag.org/history/the32starflag.htmlhttp://www.usflag.org/history/confederatestarsandbars.html http://www.onlinelittlerock.com/content/historic/photos/dead-at-gettysburg.jpg

19. 1864 (during Civil War)

20. Progressive Era  Republican control of Executive and Legislature (mostly)  Creation of National parks (conservation and environmental protectionism)  Trustbusting  Roosevelt Corollary

21. 1900

22. The Great Depression http://www.oah.org/pubs/magazine/greatdepression/img/christmas.jpg

23. 1928

24. Democratic Era 1932-1968  Great Depression  WWII  Desegregation  Civil Rights  War on Poverty

25. 1932

26. FDR’s New Deal http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/intro01.jpg http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/docs-pix/fdr.jpg

27. 1936

28. 1940

29. 1944

30. The 60’s http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t025/T025886A.jpg http://lipsheim.org/forum/agora/getfile.php3/lipsheimorg_schizoforum/225/culture-hippies.jpg

31. Major Party Eras  Federalist V. Democratic Republicans (Anti- Federalists)  Era of the Democrats (1800-1860)  Era of the Republicans (1860-1932)  Return to the Democrats (1932-1968)  Divided Government (1968-present)

32. 1952

33. 1964

34. Era of Divided Government 1968-present

35. 1968

36. 1972

38. 1992

39. 1996

40. Important??? http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/10/onradar/vert.nader.file.jpghttp://www.nndb.com/people/337/000023268/rperot.jpg