POLI 2P97 Lecture : Monday February 10th 2014 2P97.docx

• School: Brock University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 2P97
• Professor: Tim Fowler

Document Summary

A two party system: democrats: progressives thee most left wing champion of civil rights very skeptical of military action and corporate power support universal healthcare champion gun control, organized labour labour union job creation programs building things supporting workers rights buy in large. Mostly about economy and jobs: deficit hawks conservative democrats support of reducing federal debt tax increases can fix the debt spending cuts need to happen care about economic issues but fairly conservative, the third way exist in left wing central democrats. Development of the party system: first party system (1789 1828: federalist & democratic republican, supported strong central government, d r = states right, f= controlled the first 3, d r= dominated national politics. W tried to win the vote back: jacksonin democracy, president andrew jackson, competition became fierce, voting rights expanded greatly, rise of the common man and universal suffrage, fewer right for black communities.