Political Parties Flashcards

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What was one of the very first issues to shape the political institution we have today?

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-Federalist vs. Anti Federalists

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What are the five main Era’s the party system is broken up into?

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  1. Jeffersonian Party
  2. Jacksonian Party
  3. Reconstruction Era
  4. Industrial Republican under William McKinley system
  5. Roosevelt Era
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What occurred in the Jeffersonian party system?

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  • 1790-1824
  • The foundation for the two major political institutions are set up
  • The Anti-Federalist developed into the modern Democrat.
  • -> the party was generally southerners that wanted to maintain an agrarian society
  • The Federalists formed the modern Republican
  • ->the party was for setting up a modern banking system for international trade
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What occurred during the Jacksonian Party?

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  • Began with the election of Andrew Jackson
  • Also known as “Era of good feelings” b/c there was only a one party system.
  • First mass party system
  • Est. of a national bank, road infrastructure, and other government funded public projects
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What occurred during the Reconstruction Era system?

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  • The two party system we have today emerged
  • By 1860 the Republican party of the North and Democratic party of the South
  • Republicans were abolitionists and Democrats were for slavery
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What occurred during the period of 1874-1896?

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-There was no indefinable party institution in control

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What occurred during the William McKinley Era?

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  • Both Democratic and Republican parties wanted to break away form the faction
  • -> Progressive Republican and Populous party Democrats
  • By the end of the party’s era the Democrat and Republican factions were absorbed back
  • Introduced classical economics
  • -> Adam Smith “magic hand” for the free market
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What is Keynesian economics?

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  • During economic crises the government ought to intervene by artificially creating short term debts with public work projects.
  • Government ought to stimulate the economy.
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What occurred during the Roosevelt Era?

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  • Paradigm shift to Keynesian economics.
  • New Deal policy that implemented social security, dams, and bridges
  • Democrats focused on public work projects
  • Republicans focused on small government
  • set the stage for politicians arguing about regulations in modern society
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What is realignment?

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  • Is the switch in political parties

- Occurred with the North and South, North was initially Republican and S. switched Republican

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What is the purpose of political parties?

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  • Representation of the populous in government

- Can magnify representation by political parties

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What are the 3 forms that political parties exists in?

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  1. A group of people in the electorate
  2. Party organization
  3. Get majority of the members elected to get party in government
    - Goal is then to change public policy or translate members policy preferences into law
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