HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES. POLITICAL SURVEY 1. GUESS WHERE YOU FALL ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM. 2....

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HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES

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HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES

POLITICAL SURVEY

1. GUESS WHERE YOU FALL ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.

2. FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR QUIZ

3. ANSWER A FEW MORE QUESTIONS….

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HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Political parties not mentioned in Constitution.

Why did they form? People had different ideas about how government should work.

HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Political parties not mentioned in Constitution.

Why did they form? People had different ideas about how government should work.

COLONIAL ERA

WHIGS: (Patriots) opposed King and Parliament

TORIES: (Loyalists) loyal to King

RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION

FEDERALIST PARTY: supported central government & liberal view of Constitution

Leaders: Alexander Hamilton

Supported George Washington and John Adams as president

Who: Business men, wealthy people

RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION

ANTI-FEDERALIST: less powerful central government with strong, independent states.

Leaders: Thomas Jefferson

1800s

1800: Federalists lost power when Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams.

DEMOCRATIC- REPUBLICAN PARTY:

(Jefferson and James Madison)

Limited government and power for average man.

1800s

By 1816, Federalist party lost most of its members

Democratic-Republican party split into different parts

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

1827, Andrew Jackson left Democratic-Republican Party

Wanted common people to be more active and help government.

1828 Jackson elected president

REPUBLICAN PARTY

1854: several groups combined together

Opposed slavery

1860: Abraham Lincoln won President

MINOR PARTIES

ROLE OF MINOR PARTIES

Also called Third Parties

Take away votes from major parties Affected 2000 campaign

(Ralph Nader)

Influence the outcome of elections.

Address issues that appeal the major party. Major parties may support

those issues.

CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE

Not enough $$$

Not enough support

Newspapers & TV don’t give much attention.

CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE

Third Party Websites List

President & Vice President Nominations

CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE

Libertarian Party - extremely limited government.

Wants wants a free market system,

expanded individual liberties,

foreign policy of nonintervention

free trade,

open immigration

CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE

Green Party - environment, social justice, nonviolence, and a foreign party of nonintervention.

In 2000, the Green party's presidential nominee was Ralph Nader.

CHALLENGES MINOR PARTIES FACE

Reform Party - national government reform, fiscal responsibility, and political accountability.

The Reform Party is currently struggling internally and dealing with criticism that says they lack an identity.

PARTY ORGANIZATION

NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON

Leads committee

4 year term

Runs campaign

Increase power to party

CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

In House of Rep. & Senate

Tries to win back lost seats

PENNSYLVANIA STATE ELECTORAL MAP

LANCASTER COUNTY (COUNTIES)

LANCASTER COUNTY (TOWNS)

NEW YORK CITY PRECINTS

LANCASTER COUNTY (TOWNS)