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PREPARTY PERIOD
At this time, people referred to groups pursing some common political interest as 'factions'. It was little political 'clicks' at that time. Facions existed under British rule. After independence, factions divided even more over whether to adopt the Constitution.
- Constitution supporters: Federalist
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Washington elected as president
George Washington was unanimously elected as first president of the United States of America. -
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Federalist VS Republicans
After Washington was elected as president, the political cleavage sharpened between those who favored a stronger national government and those who wanted a less powerful, more decentralized national government.- Federalists : Led by Alexandar Hamilton
- Republicans : Led by Thomas Jefferson
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Washington unanimously reelected
George Washington was reelected president unanimously in 1792, but his vice president, John Adams was opposed by a candidate backed by the Democratic Republicans -
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The First Paty System: Federalists & Denicratuc Republicans
Party= Supporting and sponsoring candidates. 1796: The Federalists supported John Adams to succeed Washington as president. The Democratic Republicans backed Thomas Jefferson.
1800: Party function of nominating candidates became more clear. Both parties nomiated candidates for both president and vice president. The very first true contest for the presidency. Federalist losst, and they start to lose their meaning as a party.
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Election 1800
Both parties nominated candidates for the president and vice president, leading to the very first true party contest for presidency. AND BOTH PARTIES WON! -
No More Federalists
After losing four elections after election of 1800, Federalists disappeared. Thus, James Monroe was reelected without party competition. -
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The Second Party System; Democrats and Whigs
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The First National Convention
The first National Converntion: The Anti-Masonic Party, which is the first "third party" in American history challenged the two major parties for the presidency. -
National Republicans lost to Jackson
National Republicans lost to Jackson in 1832. -
Whig Party formed
Anti-Masons, former National Republicans, and Jackson haters formed the Whig Party. The name referred to the English Whigs, who opposed the powers of British Throne; the implication was Jacskon was governing like a king. -
Formation of Republican Party
Formation of new party, the Republican Party, to oppose the extension of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories. Continued as today's Republican Party -
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Current Party System: Democrats and Republicans
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Republican entered its first presidential election
Republican entered its first presidental election. 33% of the vote, and its dandidate, John Fremont carried eleven states- all the North -
Declining of Whig Party
Although the party had won the White House in 1848 and had taken 44% of the bote in 1852, the Whigs were unable to field a presidential candidate in the 1856 election. -
Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln
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A Rough Balance
The Grand Old Party (GOP) won eight of ten presidential eelctions. -
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A Republican Majority
A second critical election, in 1896, transformed the Republican Party into a true majority party. Election of 1896: helped solidify a Republican Majority in industrial America and forged a link between the Republican party and business. Republicans emerged as a true majority party. -
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A Democratic Majority
FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democrat), promised new solutions to unemployment and economic crisis of the Great Depression. His campaign appealed to variety of classes: labor, middle class, new european ethnic voters. FDR was swept into office in a landslide, carrying huge Democratic majorities with him into the House and Senate.
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A Rough Balance
Constant, and very close party competition
