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Political PartiesPolitical Parties
Federalists and Republicans 1790s-1815Federalists and Republicans 1790s-1815
Republicans 1815-1820sRepublicans 1815-1820s
Republicans divide into:Republicans divide into:– National RepublicansNational Republicans– Democrats/Jacksonians/Jacksonian Democrats/Jacksonians/Jacksonian
DemocratsDemocrats
National Republicans
Henry Clay John Quincy Adams
American American SystemSystem
Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren
Coffin HandbillCoffin Handbill
Jackson’s MarriageJackson’s Marriage
Electoral Votes—1828Electoral Votes—1828
1828 Election is “Between J.Q. Adams, who can write. 1828 Election is “Between J.Q. Adams, who can write. And Andy Jackson, who can fight.”And Andy Jackson, who can fight.”
Jacksonian DemocracyJacksonian Democracy(The Age of the Common Man)(The Age of the Common Man)
1.1. Increased opportunity to be Increased opportunity to be involved in politicsinvolved in politics
2.2. Rotation in office; Spoils System; Rotation in office; Spoils System; ReformReform
3.3. The President and the peopleThe President and the people
Jackson’s Jackson’s InaugurationInauguration
Democratic IdeologyDemocratic Ideology
1.1. President is the representative of the President is the representative of the people.people.
2.2. States’ Rights/Strict Construction/Small States’ Rights/Strict Construction/Small government (negative liberal state).government (negative liberal state).
3.3. Do not welcome economic and social Do not welcome economic and social change (or at least don’t believe change (or at least don’t believe government should aid this change.)government should aid this change.)
4.4. People vs. Aristocracy, Moral view of People vs. Aristocracy, Moral view of society.society.
Jackson’s Bank WarJackson’s Bank War
1832 Presidential Election1832 Presidential Election
1832 Popular Vote1832 Popular Vote
CandidatesCandidates
AAndrew Jackson 687,502 (55.0%)ndrew Jackson 687,502 (55.0%)
Henry Clay 530,189 (42.4%)Henry Clay 530,189 (42.4%)
John Floyd 33,108 (2.6%)John Floyd 33,108 (2.6%)
William Wirt 100,000 (?)William Wirt 100,000 (?)
Assassination AttemptAssassination Attempt
Whig comment: It is appropriate “that the chief who violated the Constitution, proscribed public virtue, and introduced high-handed corruption into public affairsand debauchery into private circles” should have been a victim of such an attempt
Political Party MathPolitical Party Math
Whigs=Whigs=
National Republicans +National Republicans +
Antimasons +Antimasons +
Disgruntled DemocratsDisgruntled Democrats
NullificationNullification
Enforcing the Tariff 1833 TariffEnforcing the Tariff 1833 Tariff
“Our Federal Union, It Must be Preserved.”
Antimasonic PartyAntimasonic Party
They found “a good enough Morgan until after the election.”
William Wirt
King Andrew IKing Andrew I
Executive Usurpation
We are the midst of a revolution hitherto bloodless but rapidlytending towards a totalchange of the purerepublican character of the government and to the concentration of all power in the hands of one man.” Henry Clay
Whig IdeasWhig Ideas
1.1. Congress represents the people.Congress represents the people.
2.2. A strong federal government and a broad A strong federal government and a broad reading of the Constitution (positive reading of the Constitution (positive liberal state.)liberal state.)
3.3. Welcome & Welcome & encourageencourage economic and economic and social change.social change.
4.4. Organic view of society; cooperation not Organic view of society; cooperation not conflict.conflict.
