Party+Eras+(1-3)

Party Eras 1-3 by: Kathleen Lima, Theresa Cashore, Michelle Voong

1788-1812 (Era of Good Feelings) Candidates ||= John Adams and Alexander Hamilton ||= Thomas Jefferson || //Thomas Jefferson//
 * The First Party System:**
 * =  ||= //**Federalists**// ||= //**Democratic- Republicans**// ||
 * = Major Issues ||= * Federalists were morally opposed to the ideas of slavery
 * The Federalists supported a strong National Bank to lead them into economic success. They believed they had the license to do this because of the **//Elastic Clause//** created in the constitution.
 * Another major issue that went hand and hand with the National Bank was federal government involvement. The Federalists believed in a strong central government, opposed to the lawless Articles of Confederation. They sought out to create this during the Constitutional Convention. ||= * Democratic Republicans, being mostly common men of the south, believed that slavery should not be abolished. This is because most common men wanted to own slaves as a status symbol, it was the American Dream.Also, slaves were a lower class and made the common men a higher class.
 * The Democratic Republicans followed a strict interpretation of the constitution therefore enabling them to believe that all rights not given to the federal government were given to the states. Therefore, it was not possible for the Federal government to create a national bank. In their opinion that right was given to the states.
 * In opposition, the Democratic Republicans wanted a weaker federal government so the power would remain the peoples' hands. They still feared the monarchy of Britain that they so valiantly fought to depart from. ||
 * = Major
 * = Demographic Support ||= Seaport Area, Merchants, Wealthy Northerners ||= Farmers and South ||
 * = Why these Groups Emerged ||= These groups emerged because people needed an organized, cohesive, voting base to help make their decision and create a opinion of who they were socially and politically. ||= These groups emerged because people needed an organized, cohesive, voting base to help make their decision and create a opinion of who they were socially and politically. ||
 * = Destiny of the Group ||= Gradually weakened over time because of the leaders' pro-British views during the War of 1812 which led the party into turmoil ||= Gained ground and power during the War of 1812 ||

1820s-1840s
 * The Second Party System:**
 * =  ||= //**Democrats**// ||= //**Whigs**// ||
 * = Major Issues ||= * Expanding //**Suffrage**// through the elimination of property restrictions and other barriers to voting
 * Slavery
 * Opposed Whigs 3 major policies ||= * Expanding //**Suffrage**// through the elimination of property restrictions and other barriers to voting
 * Slavery
 * Favored a national bank
 * Wanted a protective tariff
 * favored federally sponsored internal improvements ||
 * = Major Candidates ||= Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren ||= William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, Taylor, Webster ||
 * = Demographic Support ||= South, West, small farmers ||= Northeast, mercantile groups ||
 * = Why did they emerge ||= Supported Jackson and his policies (after the Era of Good Feelings) ||= Opposed Jackson for reasons of personality and politics and formed this group to go against him. ||
 * = Destiny of the group ||= The Democrat party stayed mostly intact and carried on into the Third Party System, ||= The Whig party split up because of slavery, and the differences in opinion from North to South. They gave way to form the Republican party. ||

//Andrew Jackson//

//Ticket for Henry Clay//

1860-1896 Issues ||= * Reconstruction after Civil War Candidates ||= Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, James Garfield,Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley ||= John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, William Jennings Bryan, Grover Cleveland || Support ||= North, Businesses, Middle Class ||= South, and working class and immigrant groups from the North || Groups Emerged ||= The Division of the North and South following the Civil War ||= Even though the South seceded and the party lost many of its leaders it still remained strong and almost won the election of 1864. The division of the North and South following the Civil War. || the Group ||= The political machines each party and also with the emergence of the Progressive Era, they exposed the corruption in each party and the party's powers were undermined. ||= The political machines each party and also with the emergence of the Progressive Era, they exposed the corruption in each party and the party's powers were undermined. ||
 * The Third Party System:**
 * =  ||= **Republicans** ||= **Democrats** ||
 * = Major
 * Political Machines
 * Employment
 * Tarrifs
 * Enfranchising newly freed slaves
 * Disenfranchising white voters from South
 * Not allowing Southern politicians from gaining positions in office ||= * Reconstruction after Civil War
 * Re-entering the Union ||
 * = Major
 * = Demographic
 * = Why these
 * = Destiny of

//Political Machines//

//Abraham Lincoln//

Definitions: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the [|foregoing Powers], and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. **Suffrage:** The right to vote in political parties.
 * Elastic Clause**: Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause, states that

Works Cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_clause http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suffrage Packet From class American Government Roots and Reform AP Edition http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/J/Thomas-Jefferson-9353715-1-402.jpg Articles: [|http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2012/49_favor_strict_legal_interpretation_of_the_constitution] [|http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/health/us-to-sponsor-health-insurance-plans-nationwide.html] Article Questions: 1. What percent of people believe in a strict interpretation of the constitution? 2. How could the new health care plan be considered unnecessary today? 3. What is another reason that some people are opposed to the healthcare bill?