POLI 100C POLITICAL PARTIES
31 January 2006

  1. The Rise of Popular Democracy and the Emergence of Political Parties: 1790s - 1824

    1. The Impact of the War of 1812 (18 June 1812 to 14 December 1814 [8 January 1815])





      The Erie Canal



    2. The Missouri Compromise of 1820




    3. The Election of 1824

                             Popular    Electoral
                        Vote        Vote
                     -----------------------
Andrew Jackson         151,287       99
John Quincy Adams      111,811       84
William H. Crawford     47,417       41
Henry Clay              47,707       37
      18 of 24 States Had popular elections of Electors


    4. The Election of 1828

                                       Popular    Electoral
                                  Vote        Vote
                               -----------------------
Andrew Jackson (Democrat)        638,348      178
John Quincy Adams (Whig)         507,440       83
      22 of 24 States Had popular elections of Electors


  1. What is a Political Party?

    1. Practically Every Nation State has organizations which describe themselves as Political Parties.

    2. We are only interested in Political Parites in free societies! The keys:

      1. Freedom of Association

      2. Freedom of Speech

    3. The Chicken-Egg Question -- Political Parties/Free Society

    4. The Uniqueness of the United States

    5. A real Political Party Must Have a Realistic Chance to Take Power!

    6. The Difference Between a Political Party and an Interest Group.

    7. The Two Types of Interest Groups -- Economic and Idealistic

    8. Are Political Parties Simply Coalitions (Confederations) of Interest Groups?