Political Parties

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Political Parties
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The Two-Party System

• Historical Basis
• Federalists (Alexander Hamilton)
• Anti-Federalists (Thomas Jefferson)
• Force of Tradition
• This is the way that it has always been.
• Bipartisanism (Electoral System)
• Democrats Republicans working together
• American Ideological Consensus

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American Ideological Consensus

• Pluralistic Society
• Several cultures and groups competing for
  political power.
• Consensus
• General agreement among groups on fundamental
  issues.

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Ideological Consensus Cont.
Republicans

• Two similar major political parties.
• Moderate
• Built on Compromise
• Seek the majority of the electorate

Democrats
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Political Socialization and Party Identification

• You choose but
• Influences
• Family background
• Major events (ex. 911)
• Economic status
• Schools
• Work environment
• Mass Media

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Mass Media

• Television Radio
• 98 of American homes have a TV (2000)
• Newspapers Magazines
• Internet

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Public Opinion

• Complex collection of opinions
• Definition
• Attitudes held by a significant number of people
  on matters of government and politics.

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Assignment

• Ch. 5.2 Assessment
• p. 124 (2,5)
• Ch. 8.1 Assessment
• p. 213 (1,3,4,6)