Third American Party System (6 nov 1856 anni – 1 gen 1896 anni)
Descrizione:
Devised mainly around the issue of slavery, the Third American Party System featured the Democratic and Republican Parties. In this period of time, Democrats were the primary party in the South and supported conservative policies like low tariffs or resistance to reforms. The Republicans were composed of former Whigs, Free Soilers, and other failed parties. They were the liberal party, backing social reforms like black rights. They were nationalist and expansionist, as well. They adopted much of the Whig ideology. Peopel were even more loyal to their parties, with voter turnout remaining at around 70-80% each election. After the Civil War, both parties were controlled by businessmen until the 1890s.
Democratic Party
-Party of the South, but still had support from farmers, workers, and Catholic immigrants
-economically conservative, including low tariffs
-opposed reforms like Prohibition
-supported states' rights, slavery, and racial discrimination
Republican Party
-founded by former Whigs, Free-Soilers, and some former Northern anti-slavery Democrats
-supported by businessmen, the middle class, and blacks
-strongest in the North and West
-similar to the Whigs in that they supported urbanization and industrialization, as well as education
-nationalist
-supported moral reforms like Prohibition
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