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chickens name
captain marshmellow
a private organization that seeks to win elections and control the government power;
a political party
are political parties mentioned in the constitution?
no
two political parties that try to win control of the house, senate, and the presidency
democratic and republican
the US has single member district which favor the development of a
two party system
with single member districts, the one candidate with the most votes
wins
the EU has proportional rfpresentaiotn with multiple _______
members per district
fed. #10 madison warned against _____
the violences of faction or interest groups
why did madison warm about factions?
he called factions a dangerous vice leading to instability, injustice, and confusion
washington condemned factions and his own cabinet broke into the first two political parties
the federalists and the democratic republicans
who led the federalists?
alexander hamilton, secretary of the treasury
who led the democratic- republicans?
thomas jefferson, secretary of state
what was the primary controversy between the federalists and the democratic republicans?
whether the federal government had power to create a national bank
when was the modern democratic party founded??
in 1828
what happened to the federalists vs the Democratic-republicans?
the federalist party died out and the democratic- republican party split in two
war hero andrew jackson led the _____
democratic party
andrew jackson was seen as a
man of the people
the tammany society endorsed jackson in exchange for
influence federal jobs
the republican party emerged in the 1850s from the ______
abolitionist (anti-slavery) movement
who was the first republican president?
abraham lincoln
the republican controlled congress passed the
reconstruction amendments (13th - 15th)
all of the 20+ black members of congress before 1900 were
republican
starting in the late 1800s the republican party also pushed for
women’s voting rights ( opposed by the democrats)
between the civil war and the progressive era (1870s- 1900) ______dominated elections
political machines
powerful “machine” based in New york; provided social services for many new immigrants in exchange for votes; once the candidates were in power, they gave federal jobs and contracts back
Tammany Hall
many of the progressive era reforms targeted the corruption of the ______
machines
direct__________gave the people a voice when selecting candidates within each party
primary elections
direct election of ______also gave the people a voice and diluted the power of political parties
senators
what was prohibition?
an attack on the “ saloon culture” of the machines
the female vote was also seen as purer and
less corrupt
during the progressive era ________was a republican who went third party
teddy roosevelt
TR felt that his successor in office______was no progressive enough
william taft
when the republicans nominated taft for reelection, TR created his own progressive
bull moose party (1912)
while TR received more votes than taft he acted as a spoiler sending a democrat to the white house ______
woodrow wilson
the democrats dominated from the 1930s- 70s growing
social welfare programs
during the great depression, FDR’s ___gained popularity especially for the poor and marginalized
NEW DEAL
Democrats became associated with ________ including lyndon johnson’s great society
welfare entitlement programs
democrats also received credit for the _______ which was passed during johnson’s presidency
civil rights act of 1964
in the 1980s and 90s the ________led a conservative backlash
republicans
led by president _______, republicans argued that the federal government had become too big and too invasive
ronald regan
america was also reacting the communist threats against
freedom and prosperity
regan and conservative republicans believed
less government is more ( except in military defense)
the federal government has grown in size under both president
GW bush and obama
within the republican party the split between moderate/ establishment candidates and the
conservative tea party candidates
the democratic party is more unified in its willingness to support
progressive causes
