APGov - Party Eras Chart - goes with Wilson textbook - Chapter 9
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