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The Second Party System

The Second Party System. September 20, 2011. American “Party Systems”. 1 st 1790s-1824 Federalists vs. Dem-Reps 2 nd 1824-1860 Democrats vs. Whigs 3 rd 1860-1896 Democrats vs. Republicans 4 th 1896-1932 Democrats vs. Republicans 5 th 1932-1964/8 Democrats vs. Republicans

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The Second Party System

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  1. The Second Party System September 20, 2011

  2. American “Party Systems” • 1st 1790s-1824 Federalists vs. Dem-Reps • 2nd 1824-1860 Democrats vs. Whigs • 3rd 1860-1896 Democrats vs. Republicans • 4th 1896-1932 Democrats vs. Republicans • 5th1932-1964/8 Democrats vs. Republicans • 6th 1968-now Democrats vs. Republicans

  3. American “Party Systems” • 1st 1790s-1824 Federalists vs. Dem-Reps • 2nd 1824-1860 Democrats vs. Whigs • 3rd 1860-1896 Democrats vs. Republicans • 4th 1896-1932 Democrats vs. Republicans • 5th1932-1964/8 Democrats vs. Republicans • 6th 1968-now Democrats vs. Republicans How did it come about? Why/how did it collapse? What were its signature features?

  4. American “Party Systems” • 1st 1790s-1824 Federalists vs. Dem-Reps • 2nd 1824-1860 Democrats vs. Whigs • 3rd 1860-1896 Democrats vs. Republicans • 4th 1896-1932 Democrats vs. Republicans • 5th1932-1964/8 Democrats vs. Republicans • 6th 1968-now Democrats vs. Republicans

  5. The Second Party System “By the early 1840s … parties had become everything in politics: they organized, shaped, articulated, presented, processed, and legitimized … The American political nation had come a long way” (Silbey 1994, 45)

  6. What Gave Rise to the 2nd Party System? • 1824 election debacle • Van Buren and Jackson’s determination • Communication/transportation technologies • Emergent state and local party organizations • Democratization

  7. 1824 Election

  8. 1828 Election

  9. Popular vote totals in presidential elections, 1789-1832

  10. American “Party Systems” • 1st 1790s-1824 Federalists vs. Dem-Reps • 2nd 1824-1860 Democrats vs. Whigs • No more antipartyism • Emergence of PIE and PO • Emergence of party ID • Federalized party organizations • Intersectional coalitions • Spoils system (patronage) • 3rd 1860-1896 Democrats vs. Republicans • 4th 1896-1932 Democrats vs. Republicans

  11. “Intersectional Coalitions”

  12. Parties are “Three-Headed Giants”

  13. Parties are “Three-Headed Giants” • U.S. parties are not monolithic • They have three essential components • The three components sometimes pull in different directions

  14. PIG, PIE, and PO

  15. PIG, PIE, and PO Today

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