Supporters of Clay (New Englanders and residents of mid-Atlantic and upper-Middle-Western states; Protestants of old English stock; middle-class urban professionals) were known as Whigs; they favored: i. Clay’s American System (a national bank‚ federal funding of internal improvements‚ a protective tariff) ii. Opposed immorality‚ vice‚ crime (some blamed on immigrants). c. In Jackson’s second
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The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln‚ the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois‚ and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas‚ the Democratic Party candidate. At the time‚ U.S. senators were elected by state legislatures‚ in turn Lincoln and Douglas were trying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the aftermath of his victory in the 1860 presidential
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Ripon‚ Wisconsin when members of the Whig party met to establish a new and better party. The Whig party opposed to slavery spreading to the west. The Republican party was also opposed to the “tyranny” of Andrew Jackson. The Whig party successfully introduced the Kanas- Nebraska act of 1854. The Kanas- Nebraska act ultimately dissolved the Missouri Compromise and it also allowed slaves of free status to be decided in territories by popular sovereignty. The Whig Party became the Republican Party on
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Federal administration in Washington. The Democratic Republicans and the Whigs arose from the ashes of the preexisting political parties. The democratic republicans‚ known today as the Democrats‚ supported Jackson‚ whereas the Whigs strongly opposed him. Jackson became infamous for his use of veto power rather than deferring to congress. He generally preferred to use his power or that of his party to get the job done. “The Whig Party was
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Analyze the extent of Jackson’s economic policies and changes in electoral politics influencing the development of democracy between 1820-1840. Compromise between the President and Congress‚and debates are things that define American democracy in the 21st century. America’s political landscape would seem foreign without the fighting of the party not in power‚ or the role that every person plays in electing public candidates. As odd as it may seem‚ our democracy did not always pursue the vote
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Chapter 5 Notes What Is a Party * A political party is a group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office. * The two major parties in American politics are the Republican and Democratic parties. * Parties can be principle-oriented‚ issue-oriented. The American parties are election-oriented. What Do Parties Do * Nominate - recruit‚ choose‚ and present candidates for public office. * Inform and activate supporters - campaign‚ define issues
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new territories. By February 1854‚ anti-slavery Whigs had begun meeting in the upper Midwestern states to discuss the formation of a new party. One such meeting‚ in Wisconsin on March 20‚ 1854‚ is generally remembered as the founding meeting of the Republican Party‚ calling for the organization of a new political party. The Republicans were originally composed mainly of Northerners from both major political parties‚ democrats and the Whigs (Whigs considered the second party from 1830-1950). The
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decide on a plan to use‚ the Federalists or Anti Federalists. The Federalists wanted a strong central form of government. The Anti Federalists wanted less power to the national government and more power to the states. Even though the rights of the people may have been secured in the constitution‚ the Anti Federalists had the best plan because the Federalists gave the national government too much power and the constitution had no clearly stated bill of rights. The Anti Federalist plan included having a
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called Anti-Federalists. They included primarily farmers and tradesmen and were less likely to be a part of the wealthy elite than were members of their opposition‚ who called themselves Federalists. The Anti-Federalists believed that each state should have a sovereign‚ independent government. Their leaders included some of the most influential figures in the nation‚ including PATRICK HENRY and GEORGE MASON‚ leading national figures during the Revolutionary War period. Many Anti-Federalists were local
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The overall consequence of the of the reigns of Charles and James II was to led English closer to be Tory –at least for some time – and Anglican rather than Francophile and Catholic. England’s relationship with Roman Catholic religion had been tense and problematic since the reign of Henry VIII‚ and the reigns of Charles II and James II contributed greatly to that ever-increasing hostility. Both Charles II and James II had Catholic tendencies and the only difference between them was that Charles
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