Summary Of Chapter 20 Political Realignments
Chapter 20: Political Realignments 1890-1900
Compare & contrast the democratic & republican parties in terms of supporters & policies:
The republicans took up 16 Northerns states and the democrats took up 14 southern states. However, Elections were always close because support for either party was close. States that are on the fence were the ones that determined the winning party are called “swing states.” During the civil war, the democrats offered state’s rights party, decentralization, and limited government, winning the vote and gaining control over the White House. The Republicans were based on reconstruction and fought for civil rights, a national government, and wanted high tariffs. After the civil war, the Democratic party and the …show more content…
The election of 1876 is what really made everything worse, weakening the power of the President more than it ever has because by the end of the election, a president hadn’t been decided. This problem had to be resolved with the Compromise of 1876. Thankfully, William McKinley and Rutherford B. Hayes worked to strengthen the president’s power. Congress became the most powerful source of power, but they weren’t able to get anything done because its population was so evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. Since no party is dominant over the house, senate, and the White House, parties are inefficient because they can’t agree on …show more content…
The election became a matter of who favored what standard to back their money. At this time, voting patterns were evolving, causing a new majority to get recognition from the country. At this time, America disregarded other country’s policies and began using silver. While the Democrats knew that silver was going to be endorsed, the People’s Party was convinced that no one was going to endorse silver. In fact, silver suggested a shift of power from the Northeast because it represented the average American citizen and values of rural life. The Democrats chose Bryan to alter their identity of a separate party from the Republicans. Since Republicans had experienced a dominance of Republican rule, they used Bryan’s stance against him. In fact, his efforts of campaigning failed. When the Democratic opponent, McKinley, won the election with a 50% vote, the Populist Party ended. After this, the economy improved because factories were brought back into business and farmers
Compare & contrast the democratic & republican parties in terms of supporters & policies:
The republicans took up 16 Northerns states and the democrats took up 14 southern states. However, Elections were always close because support for either party was close. States that are on the fence were the ones that determined the winning party are called “swing states.” During the civil war, the democrats offered state’s rights party, decentralization, and limited government, winning the vote and gaining control over the White House. The Republicans were based on reconstruction and fought for civil rights, a national government, and wanted high tariffs. After the civil war, the Democratic party and the …show more content…
The election of 1876 is what really made everything worse, weakening the power of the President more than it ever has because by the end of the election, a president hadn’t been decided. This problem had to be resolved with the Compromise of 1876. Thankfully, William McKinley and Rutherford B. Hayes worked to strengthen the president’s power. Congress became the most powerful source of power, but they weren’t able to get anything done because its population was so evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. Since no party is dominant over the house, senate, and the White House, parties are inefficient because they can’t agree on …show more content…
The election became a matter of who favored what standard to back their money. At this time, voting patterns were evolving, causing a new majority to get recognition from the country. At this time, America disregarded other country’s policies and began using silver. While the Democrats knew that silver was going to be endorsed, the People’s Party was convinced that no one was going to endorse silver. In fact, silver suggested a shift of power from the Northeast because it represented the average American citizen and values of rural life. The Democrats chose Bryan to alter their identity of a separate party from the Republicans. Since Republicans had experienced a dominance of Republican rule, they used Bryan’s stance against him. In fact, his efforts of campaigning failed. When the Democratic opponent, McKinley, won the election with a 50% vote, the Populist Party ended. After this, the economy improved because factories were brought back into business and farmers