Ch 11 Political Parties 10 24 13 Political parties Teams of politicians activists and voters whose goal is to win control of government Alien and Sedition Acts 1798 Federal government sought to outlaws Jeffersonian Republicans Made it a crime to publish or say anything against president or congress Function of Parties Why do they form o Influence institutions of government o Provide leadership and organization of congressional committees o Recruit candidates o Nominate candidates Closed Vote at your party s primary Convention Primary election Open o Getting out the vote o Facilitating mass electoral choice o Influence national government Political Parties Today National convention o Candidate o Establishes party rules o Establishes platform National committee o Improves party media image Congressional campaign committees o Raise funds State and local party organization Service provider to candidate Party Systems 1st party system Federalists and Democratic Republicans o Formed inside congress o Democratic Republicans South Jefferson Madison o Federalists North Hamilton o Collapse of federalists 1830 s led to the Era of Good Feeling Democratic Republicans Mercantile groups Supported protective tariffs 2nd party system Democrats and Whigs were the ONLY party o Jacksonians Democrats o Whigs New England National bank Protective tariff 1840 Harrison was the 1st Whig president o Issue of slavery brought about republican party 1860 Lincoln was the 1st Republican president 3rd party system Republicans and Democrats 1860 1896 o Republicans dominated 4th party system 1896 1932 o Populists Small farmers westerners urban workers Democrats adopted populist ideas o Republicans McKinley won presidential election 5th party system New Deal Coalition 1932 1968
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