POLI 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hamilton Group, Anti-Federalism, Party System
15 Jun 2018
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November 20th, 2017
Last week we covered Congress, we evaluated in what sense it represents US public. And we covered
how hard it is to pass a law.
Non-Constitutional Institutions
Political parties, interest groups, bureaucracy, press/media --- central role that these four things play.
Political Parties:
- History and how political scientist look at them
- Definition: a group that tries to get certain people elected. Seems to control government by
putting his people in power
- Madisonian approach to division of powers.
- Parties are a way to bring together all the broken down pieces.
- History;
o 2 centuries
o The founders did not really for see parties, they tried to not include them.
o George Washigto argued that he did’t like parties
o Madison also opposed factions
o Theres been different parties and party systems over time
o It almost always had been central to US politics
o Early 1800s there was Jefferson vs Hamilton group
o Federalist vs anti-federalist
o Democratic-Republicans
o Federalist ere i poer durig Joh Adas. He did’t like the other poit of ie. The
tensions in the cabinet became the two parties. Alien and Sudation Act 1798, federalist
trying to muzzle anti-federalist
o Republican dominance 1800-1824
o Third party system 1824-U“ iil ar, Adre Jakso’s part arried. His deorats
pretty much ruled day.
o From the Civil war to 1890s you get Democrats vs.Republicans, Republican are here
dominant in the latter half.
o 1896-1930s still more republicans dominance
o Third party movement in this time
o Push for populist.
o From FDR through 1960s Democrats are dominant.
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o Great depression hurt republicans
o 1968s to now Republicans have been dominant here too.
o The idea is that in each of those eras it mostly has been 2 party competitions
o It also suggest that Republicans and democrats have changed over the years. It used to
be that democrats used to be popular in the south.
o By most account today there is more partisanship. Tension between the two parties
have been more pronounced.
o The groups that are associate with the two parties have changed over time.
o Groups that are disproportionate likely to support democrats:
▪ Minorities
▪ Non-White Voters
▪ Women group
▪ Immigrants for the most part
▪ Fly-over state
o Groups that are disproportionate likely to support republicans
▪ Religious right
▪ Evangelicals
▪ Working-Class whites
▪ Wealthy people – used to be but has changed over time
▪ Rural folks
o These are broad groups
- Political scientist perceptions of political parties
o In the electorate, this means among the people, how many Americans register as a
Republican, or Democrats.
▪ That has changed over the years
▪ The percentage that register as independent, has increased over time
▪ So parites in the electorate as decline over time
o Institutional power
▪ In cities like Chicago, it used to be powerful where individuals would make sure
that people were going to vote a certain way
▪ It is overall weaker than it used to be
▪ Lots of money within the parties now.
▪ Less powerful than used
o Parties in government
▪ Not as united as party in the Canada
▪ For example now republicans are not united and cant seem to get along with
the way to repeal or replace Obama Care
▪ In government today, parties are relatively not united as they used to
o For most part these are how we can distinguish political parties in the States.
o So political scientist like parties
o Political scientist believe that parties are necessary for democracy to work well. And to
represent all groups of individuals.
o In the electorate, parties have helped mobilizing people.
o As organization they helped recruit candidates
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Document Summary
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