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Politics of the United States

APGov - PPT Opener - Guess the Political Party/Slogan - Opener

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US Gov and Politics
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Political parties in the United States
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Libertarian Party of Tennessee
Reform Party of the United States of America
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
Libertarian Party
Tea Party protests
Third party

AP United States Government & Politics American political parties Republican Party Democratic PartY TEA PARTY GREEN PARTY REFORM PARTY LIBERTARIAN PARTY America first party UNITY Party of america WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PIRATE PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
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APGov - Party Eras Chart - goes with Wilson textbook - Chapter 9

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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Politics

POLITICAL PARTIES: PARTY ERAS AP: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS ERA The Founding 1796 - 1824 Jacksonian Era 1828 - 1856 Civil War Era 1860 ? 1896 Reform Era 1896 - 1932 New Deal Era 1932- 1964 Divided Government Era 1968 - Present DESCRIPTION 1st political party organized Jefferson founded Republicans 1800 ? party intensifies when Jefferson won and Republicans assumed office Party was made up of Northern Federalists and Southern Republicans voters increased by one million built from the bottom to top united the legislative & executive branches (caucus system) by giving legislative branch some control over who can capture the executive branch. It was completely discredited. Replaced by the party conventions

Chapter 19

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US History
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Elections in the United States
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Customs duties
International trade
Grover Cleveland
Panic
William McKinley
Republican Party
gilded age
Politics

Guizen Del Canto AP US History Bailey P3 The American People:?Creating a Nation and a Society Chapter 19: Politics & Reform Politics in the Gilded Age Politics, Parties, Patronage, and Presidents In the late nineteenth-century, Americans ?mistrusted organized power and believed in harmony of interests and laissez-faire.? The federal government was passive and interfered little. The two major parties did not differ in principles, but patronage. Elected presidents would reward the faithful with government positions. Party affiliation generally reflected interest in important cultural, religious, and ethnic questions. Republicans ? ?Regulate moral life but not economic development? - Northeastern Yankee industrialists and Scandinavian Lutherans

Constitution Study

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james madison
law
Politics
United States Constitution
Electoral College
United States Bill of Rights
United States Congress
United States Senate
Constitutional amendment
Federal government of the United States
Politics of the United States
constitution

The Constitution Problems with theArticles of Confederation No executive branch to enforce laws or court system to interpret laws Legislative Congress was only entity of national government, but had no power to force states to do anything Control of taxes and tariffs was left to the states Each state had its own currency States fought each other over everything, including boundaries Delegates Meet Delegates met n May 1787 to fix Articles of Confederation Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were in Europe The delegates decided to throw out Articles and start over All agreed that they needed a stronger federal government with a legislature, an executive branch and a court system Disputes and Compromises

Chapter 18 notes

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US History
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Economic history of the United States
Metallism
economics
Politics of the United States
money
Silver
Conservatism in the United States
Cross of Gold speech
Speeches
Free Silver
Panic
William Jennings Bryan
Politics

History 7B: United States History Since 1865 Prof. Heupler?s class Week #3 Agenda 01/28/14 Chapter 18: A Troubled Nation Expands Outward Agrarian unrest and urban unrest The Farmer?s Alliance and the rise of the People?s Party (Populists ? read excerpts from party platform) 1. Permanent perpetual unions 2. Abolish (government) railroad monopolies and strict civil service reform, include hiring regulations 3. Federal income tax (flat 2%) No private bank Unlimited coinage of silver 16-1 (silver to gold) 4. Railroads should forfeit land Other ?resolves? - Secret ballot system - Improve soldiers? and sailors? pension fund - 8-hour workday - Abolish Pinkerton and another ?mercenary armies? The Homestead strike (video?) 1892- Amalgamated iron and steel workers unions (3900)

test21-19

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Politics of the United States
united states
Economic history of the United States
Slavery in the United States
Customs duties
Bleeding Kansas
Great Depression in the United States
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
Tariff
Dallas tariff
Abolitionism
Politics

Treaties, Acts and Settlements? ? Navigation Acts of 1650, 1660, 1663, and 1696 British regulations designed to protect British shipping from competition. Said that British colonies could only import goods if they were shipped on British-owned vessels and at least 3/4 of the crew of the ship were British. Maryland Toleration Act: (1689) Act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to non-conformists. It allowed non-conformists their own places of worship and their own preachers, subject to the acceptance of certain oaths of allegiance. The act did not apply to Catholics and Unitarians. ? Woolen Act: (1699)

test21-16

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European History
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Politics of the United States
Political parties in the United States
Elections in the United States
Conservatism in the United States
Republican Party
John Quincy Adams
Whig Party
William McKinley
Benjamin Harrison
Vice President of the United States
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Politics

AP U. S. HISTORY PRESIDENTS LIST ? The Young Republic, 1788-1815 1. George Washington, 1789-1797 2. John Adams, 1797-1801, Federalist 3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809, Republican 4. James Madison, 1809-1817, Republican Era of Good Feelings and the Era of the Common Man, 1815-1840 5. James Monroe, 1817-1825, Republican 6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829, National Republican 7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837, Democrat 8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841, Democrat Ante-Bellum Period, 1840-1860 9. William Henry Harrison, 1841, Whig 10. John Tyler, 1841-1845 11. James K. Polk, 1845-1849, Democrat 12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850, Whig 13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853, Whig 14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857, Democrat 15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861, Democrat Civil War, 1861-1865

test21-13

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Foreign relations of the United States
International relations
Banana Wars
Monroe Doctrine
Presidency of James Monroe
Spanish–American War
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Richard Rush
united states
United States presidential doctrines
Politics

European monarchies form the Quadruple Alliance to suppress democratic revolutions Newly independent nations of Latin America gain the sympathy of the American people Britain and U.S. are alarmed at Russian expansionist aims Britain proposes to issue a joint statement with the U.S. against intervention in Latin America U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine European monarchies defeat Napoleon in 1815 Simon Bolivar and Jose San Martin lead the independence movement in the Latin American colonies and overthrow Spain Russian tsar announces in 1821 that his empire extends south into Oregon British fear that the Quadruple Alliance may try to suppress Latin American democracies

test21-11

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American Civil War
Washington County, Maryland
Abraham Lincoln
Postmasters
Peninsula Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Seven Days Battles
Politics of the United States
Virginia in the American Civil War
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
George B. McClellan
War

Key Events and Battles of the Civil War Event Date Location Significance Lincoln elected president November 1860 U.S. Though winning in the electoral college, Lincoln's lack of a popular majority (1.9 million out of 4.7 million votes cast) is an indication of the problems he would face with a divided nation South Carolina secedes December 1860 South Carolina On news of Lincoln's election, South Carolina (site of nullification fight in 1830s) secedes Confederacy formed February 1861 Montgomery, Alabama Seven states form Confederacy, write their own constitution, and plan for an independent nation Lincoln inaugurated March 1861 Washington, D.C. Lincoln enters Washington D.C. in disguise because of unrest. Southerners begin seizing federal posts.

test21-5`

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Calculus
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Conservatism in the United States
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Politics
Jay Treaty
Nullification
federalist
Democratic Party
Federalist Era

Federalist Party vs. Democrat-Republicans Issue Federalists Demorat-Republicans Notes National vs. state governments Favored a strong central government with the power to control commerce, tax, declare war, and make treaties Sought to limit the role of the national government, favoring local control ? This issue, never finally settled until the Civil War, was the basic philosophical point of contention between the two parties. French Revolution Opposed the Revolution and opposed American support for the anti- monarchy group Supported the popular forces in the French Revolution and favored American assistance ? The debt of America to France for its assistance during the American Revolution is seen as due and unpaid by the D-Rs

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