301-History of Political Parties

Which two parties made up the FIRST party system in the U.S.? 

• The Federalists and Democratic-Republicans.

• The Republicans and Democrats. 

• The Whigs and Democrats.

• The Conservatives and Progressives.

The party of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren was the

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Federalist Party

What issue brought an end to the Whig Party?

• The slavery issue. 

• The war hero issue.

• Tariff issues. 

• The campaign slogan issue. 

When Abraham Lincoln was elected, he was the first president for the ___________ Party.

 

 

• Democratic 

• Free Soil 

• Republican 

• Abolitionist 

Why did some groups tend to vote Democrat in the late 19th century? 

• Republicans tended to support big business, Protetant elites. They also wanted restrictions on alcohol, and tended to be anti-immigrant. 

• Republicans supported workers over businesses and provided land in the South and North for newly freed slaves from the South.

What new political party formed by 1892? 

• The Republican Party

• The Progressive Party

• The Social Democratic Party

• The Populist Party

Between 1896 and 1932, there was only one Democratic president. Who was it? 

• G. Gordon Liddy 

• William Jennings Bryan

• Theodore Roosevelt 

• Woodrow Wilson

According to the video, which of the following is true?

 

 

• Third parties have only won a few presidential elections

• Third parties never win presidential elections

• Third parties have won many presidential elections

During the 1960s, many Southerners shifted their loyalties to which party? 

• The Democrats

• The Populists

• The Republicans