The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, started with the Farmer's Alliance and the Knights of Labor. These two groups shared similar ideas, therefore they could combine to create the party. The main platform of this party was to help restore the lives of farmers. This would be done by using a graduated income tax, which would help the lower class farmers grow, starting unlimited coinage of silver, to create a large inflation in prices to help the farmers pay back their debt, and for the government to control all railroads, so the railroad companies could not chargea an unfair amount of money for goods to be shipped. The most prominent of their leaders was William Jennings Bryan, who read his "Cross of Gold" speech. This speech, which was pro-unlimited coinage of silver, shot him into fame. He immediately became a Populist Party figure. But, the Democrats adopted ideas similar to the Populist's so they were able to make W.J.B. their candidate for presidency. The only problem was that Bryan was also the candidate for the Populist Party because they were undecided on a replacement for him. This ultimately led to the demise of the Populists because Bryan ended up losing the election of 1896 because he was competing against himself. Because he was running for two parties, his votes were split, and therefore had no majority to beat William McKinley. If it was not due to this poor decision, the Populists could have possibly become an even larger party in the history of American politics.
The Whigs originated around the election of 1836, as opposition to Jackson and his party. They promoted government participation in commercial and industrial development, the encouragement of banking and corporations, and a cautious approach to westward expansion. THey also favored a national bank, high protective tariffs, and federally funded internal improvements. Their support came from Northern business and manufacturing interests and from large-scale southern planters. Their main leaders were John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster. They began to fall apart in the election of 1852 due to their inability to nominate a presidential candidate who would take a stand on the issue of slavery.
Jacksonian Democracy was the political party of President Andrew Jackson and his followers. Jacksonian Democracy's political opponents were the Whigs. Jacksonian Democracy was a party in the Second Party System, which lasted from 1824 to 1854, long after Jackson was out of office. One of the party's main goals was to spread suffrage to more people. Previously only white males who owned land could vote in elections, but Jacksonian Democrats were able to spread suffrage to all white male adult citizens. Another philosophy of theirs was their belief in Manifest Destiny. They believed that it was the destiny of Americans to control all of North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. But, a faction of the Jacksonian Democrats, the Free Soil Jacksonians, wanted to limit expansion to avoid the spread of slavery. The Jacksonian Democrats also used patronage, or the soils system. They used this for several reasons. The first was they believed that it was the right and duty of the political winner to appoint his own followers in office. Jacksonians also thought that it would create greater participation in the government, which was a strong part of their platform. Another reason was that patronage would help stop corruption because people who were in office for too long could end up corruptive. Jacksonians also tried to create a stronger executive branch at the expense of Congressional power. President Jackson was also one of the first presidents to use a "Kitchen Cabinet". This was a group of old, trusted colleagues whom Jackson would refer to instead of asking his actual cabinet. There were several other Jacksonian presidents after Andrew Jackson was no longer in office. These men were Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, and James Polk. The Jacksonian party died off when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. This would begin the rise of a new political party, the Republicans.
Federalist Party · Most important leader was Alexander Hamilton · Main goal was to have a national government that was financially stable · Chief Justice John Marshall was an important figure because he strengthened the powers of the judicial branch · Originally the people who supported the Constitution · Wanted to form a national bank (the Bank of the United States) · Made up of Whigs and people who would have been part of today’s Republican party · Federalist era (when Federalists had control over the government) starts in 1789 and ends with the election of 1800 · Wanted the government to assume the states’ debts from the Revolution · Wanted the government to have a permanent debt, meaning creditors would have a permanent stake in seeing the government survive · Wanted to raise taxes on imports and put taxes on alcohol distillers in order to raise more revenue for the government · Downfall of the party mainly caused by heavy opposition from Republicans and the divisions in the party (that came when Washington was no longer there to mediate)
The Republican party was the coming together of many parties who had the same ideas/beliefs. The party came to be in 1854 as a party against the expansion of slavery. The party was made of the free soilers, antislavery whigs, and unsatisfied democrats. They were against the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it removed the missouri compromise line and allowed slavery in the north. The Republicans found most of their support in the northern states of the union because of their antislavery movements. In the election of 1856 they didn't have much of an impact and lost to the democratic party. But in the election of 1860 they took control of the presidency when Abraham Lincoln ran. They still found their support in the north, but also it came from the western states. The republicans would hold office sometime after the Civil War because they repeatedly "waved the bloody shirt". After the reconstruction era the democrats began to gain ground on the Republicans and eventually came into political control.
*Liked: French, State Rights, and The Yeoman Farmers.
*Opposed: Jay Treaty of 1794
*Weaknesses: They opposed the National Bank, Military Funds,and Navy untill after the War of 1812 which made the party undeceive and some of the people split off to the nationalists.
When the party split it split to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
*Strengths: Held majority of the house office in 1800-1806. Held the majority of senate also from 1800-1806.
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I choose the Republicans. :D
end of story peeps :P
I'll take the whigs.
The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, started with the Farmer's Alliance and the Knights of Labor. These two groups shared similar ideas, therefore they could combine to create the party. The main platform of this party was to help restore the lives of farmers. This would be done by using a graduated income tax, which would help the lower class farmers grow, starting unlimited coinage of silver, to create a large inflation in prices to help the farmers pay back their debt, and for the government to control all railroads, so the railroad companies could not chargea an unfair amount of money for goods to be shipped. The most prominent of their leaders was William Jennings Bryan, who read his "Cross of Gold" speech. This speech, which was pro-unlimited coinage of silver, shot him into fame. He immediately became a Populist Party figure. But, the Democrats adopted ideas similar to the Populist's so they were able to make W.J.B. their candidate for presidency. The only problem was that Bryan was also the candidate for the Populist Party because they were undecided on a replacement for him. This ultimately led to the demise of the Populists because Bryan ended up losing the election of 1896 because he was competing against himself. Because he was running for two parties, his votes were split, and therefore had no majority to beat William McKinley. If it was not due to this poor decision, the Populists could have possibly become an even larger party in the history of American politics.
The Whigs originated around the election of 1836, as opposition to Jackson and his party. They promoted government participation in commercial and industrial development, the encouragement of banking and corporations, and a cautious approach to westward expansion. THey also favored a national bank, high protective tariffs, and federally funded internal improvements. Their support came from Northern business and manufacturing interests and from large-scale southern planters. Their main leaders were John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster. They began to fall apart in the election of 1852 due to their inability to nominate a presidential candidate who would take a stand on the issue of slavery.
Jacksonian Democracy was the political party of President Andrew Jackson and his followers. Jacksonian Democracy's political opponents were the Whigs. Jacksonian Democracy was a party in the Second Party System, which lasted from 1824 to 1854, long after Jackson was out of office. One of the party's main goals was to spread suffrage to more people. Previously only white males who owned land could vote in elections, but Jacksonian Democrats were able to spread suffrage to all white male adult citizens. Another philosophy of theirs was their belief in Manifest Destiny. They believed that it was the destiny of Americans to control all of North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. But, a faction of the Jacksonian Democrats, the Free Soil Jacksonians, wanted to limit expansion to avoid the spread of slavery. The Jacksonian Democrats also used patronage, or the soils system. They used this for several reasons. The first was they believed that it was the right and duty of the political winner to appoint his own followers in office. Jacksonians also thought that it would create greater participation in the government, which was a strong part of their platform. Another reason was that patronage would help stop corruption because people who were in office for too long could end up corruptive. Jacksonians also tried to create a stronger executive branch at the expense of Congressional power. President Jackson was also one of the first presidents to use a "Kitchen Cabinet". This was a group of old, trusted colleagues whom Jackson would refer to instead of asking his actual cabinet. There were several other Jacksonian presidents after Andrew Jackson was no longer in office. These men were Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, and James Polk. The Jacksonian party died off when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. This would begin the rise of a new political party, the Republicans.
Federalist Party
· Most important leader was Alexander Hamilton
· Main goal was to have a national government that was financially stable
· Chief Justice John Marshall was an important figure because he strengthened the powers of the judicial branch
· Originally the people who supported the Constitution
· Wanted to form a national bank (the Bank of the United States)
· Made up of Whigs and people who would have been part of today’s Republican party
· Federalist era (when Federalists had control over the government) starts in 1789 and ends with the election of 1800
· Wanted the government to assume the states’ debts from the Revolution
· Wanted the government to have a permanent debt, meaning creditors would have a permanent stake in seeing the government survive
· Wanted to raise taxes on imports and put taxes on alcohol distillers in order to raise more revenue for the government
· Downfall of the party mainly caused by heavy opposition from Republicans and the divisions in the party (that came when Washington was no longer there to mediate)
The Republican party was the coming together of many parties who had the same ideas/beliefs. The party came to be in 1854 as a party against the expansion of slavery. The party was made of the free soilers, antislavery whigs, and unsatisfied democrats. They were against the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it removed the missouri compromise line and allowed slavery in the north. The Republicans found most of their support in the northern states of the union because of their antislavery movements. In the election of 1856 they didn't have much of an impact and lost to the democratic party. But in the election of 1860 they took control of the presidency when Abraham Lincoln ran. They still found their support in the north, but also it came from the western states. The republicans would hold office sometime after the Civil War because they repeatedly "waved the bloody shirt". After the reconstruction era the democrats began to gain ground on the Republicans and eventually came into political control.
The Democratic Republicans:
*Founded: 1792
*Founders: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
*Disbanneded: 1824
*Liked: French, State Rights, and The Yeoman Farmers.
*Opposed: Jay Treaty of 1794
*Weaknesses: They opposed the National Bank, Military Funds,and Navy untill after the War of 1812 which made the party undeceive and some of the people split off to the nationalists.
When the party split it split to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
*Strengths: Held majority of the house office in 1800-1806. Held the majority of senate also from 1800-1806.
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