G154 Study Guide Professor Shoch

Period

Groups

Debate

Resolution

Jeffersonian System (18011828)

Democratic Republicans vs. Federalists

-Once constitution was ratified, no longer a need for Federalists -Ferguson’s “Investor Bloc”: DR began to look more like Federalists and differences subsided.

Jacksonian System (1828-61)

Democrats vs. Whigs

Civil War System (1861-96)

Democrats vs. Republicans

-Hamilton led the Federalists: merchants, bankers, lawyers -The Jeffersonian led Anti-Federalists; artisans, farmers. Came to be known as DemRep -Split over Jay Treaty: proper role of government and the governments ties with Britain. -Arguments about appropriate Role of government -competition for Pres -Jackson championed the peoples Democratic party concerned with the individual -Whigs supported National banks, high tariffs, and port-cities made up of former National Democrats, anti-masons, and conservative democrats -Slave vs Free states as a result of Compromise of 1850 w/ CA free state -Kansas/Nebraska Act of 1854 – more slave states above Missouri compromise -Regional divide between North and South, led to end of the Whigs. -Republicans formed in the North as abolitionists; and democrats in the South.

System of ‘96

Partisan Stalemate

New Deal System (1932-late 1960s)

Democrats vs. Republicans

System of the 60s (late 1960spresent)

Democrats vs. Republicans

-North vs. South in religions and ethnic cultural divide. -North: moralist vs pietists; protestants vs. catholics -Democrats take in agrarian populists -Repubilcans dominate Eastern Business -NE cities vs. South -Triggered by Great Depression -FDR wins and policy experiments: “make work” progs; National Recovery Agency; Social Security -GOP use race to split democratic South; culture and religion split electorate.

Other

Jackson’s democrats the descendants of Jefferson’s republicans

-tideless era: a time of divided govt. -Ferguson suggests conflict wasn’t based on slavery but on possibility of a slave based economy that worried laborers and farmers; tariff manufacturers, train companies

-party loyalty was high 80-90%, probably as a result of patronage and Party Machine: votes in exchange for services -business strong: national bank, high tariffs, railway, Rep - business, Dem - agricultural -

-women and immigrants get right to vote at this time