Partisan Politics Case Study

A. Explain the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic. In 1789 revolution in France took place and the France overthrew an oppressive monarch. Following the rise of Republic France, their nation began declaring war on Austria, Britain, Spain and Holland (Norton, 2015). The “1778 Treaty of Alliance” with France tied America into allies indefinitely. This was when American begins to see partisan politics and political parties align. Federalist sought neutrality with France and Democratic Republican favored assisting France’s war activities.
The growing alignment of political parties continued thanks to two treaties (the Pinckney Treaty and the Jay Treaty). Federalist sought improved relations with Great Britain
Constituents of the Whig Party were quite oddly mixed. The Whig party promoted moral reform and a controlled and slow westward expansion attracting Protestants, Blacks and even slave owners alike (Norton, 2015). Blacks and Protestants support the moral reformations. Blacks saw an opportunity with the slow expansion west, a chance to hinder a rapid expansion of slavery that may come along with westwards growth. Plantation owners on the other hand sought to limit expansion to limit the competition farmland from the west would bring along. 3. Explain how the Second Party System contributed to increase democratization of American politics.

The Second Party System increased democratization thanks to the Politicians of the Parties appealing to the divers regions and economic backgrounds. There were motives that placed many people in taking a stand on at least 1 of the many issues during that ties. It appeared that most of these issues were quite general and allowed for constituents to fill in the blanks for what consequences and outcomes may arise form a decision. Going back to the discussion of the Whig party and slow westward expansion that appealed to slave owners and free black people alike both holding different
The Dred-Scott was a controversial case that made its way to the Supreme Court. The decision of the Supreme Court was that Dred-Scott was not a free person, after having lived and married in two Free states of Illinois and Minnesota. Delivering a blow to Wilmot Proviso and popular sovereignty as well as scrubbing the Missouri Compromise (Norton, 2015). This decision appeared to have slammed any hopes on justice for blacks which provoked rage and despair. Slavery had become the Law of the Land and the future of Blacks in America seemed dismal at bet causing social unrest and skepticism from northern voters seeing that the majority of Justices were Southerners (Norton