UKC 180 Lecture 1: American Party Systems

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: UK Core Curriculum
• Course: UKC 180
• Professor: Mark Kornbluh

Document Summary

Second party system 1828: andrew jackson, democratic v whig, more folks able to vote, william henry harrison dies. Third party system 1860: abe lincoln introduced, civil war, slavery ends; black men can vote, republican v democrat. Fourth party system 1896: mccinley and teddy r, progressivism and nationalism. Fifth party system 1932: depression, new deal with fdr, bankers republican and workers democrats. Sixth party system: modern (starting with jfk) What"s a (cid:272)riti(cid:272)al ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374): cha(cid:374)ge i(cid:374) (cid:862)voti(cid:374)g la(cid:374)ds(cid:272)ape/de(cid:373)ographi(cid:272)(cid:863) Critical elections: new issues/challenges/concerns not addressed by old system.