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Party Systems (Crash Course)
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Party Systems (Crash Course)
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25 Questions

1. How many political parties were there during the first US presidential election?

2. In the third political party system, most southerners were of which party?

3. What issue helped to destroy the whig party

4. Some people there have been six party systems instead of five. In what decade do they believe the sixth one began?

5. Third Parties rarely do what?

6. What was another name for the Populists?

7. Which of the first US political parties were supported by Northeastern business elites?

8. What Democratic party program, of the 1930's brought about a big change in the democratic party?

9. What party started out as an anti-Jackson party?

10. In the third political party system, which party was more popular with immigrants?

11. Which year's election launched the beginning of the second party system?

12. Abe Lincoln was from what party?

13. Republicans have always been pro-what?

14. What parties were in the first party system?

15. Which of the first US political parties was skeptical of national power?

16. When did the US first start having political parties?

17. The election of who ushered in the third party system?

18. The Republican Party began with people who were against what?

19. What began the fifth party system?

20. Before the new deal, black people usually voted for what party?

21. If third parties never win elections, why are they still important?

22. The period between 1815 and 1824 is sometimes known as the era of what?

23. What were the two main parties in the second party system?

24. The populist party eventually merged with what party?

25. Who was the first Whig to become president?