Life of the Parties A History of American Political Parties

Name: Life of the Parties A History of American Political Parties
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ISBN: 9780742508880

ISBN-10: 0742508889

ISBN-13: 9780742508880

Edition: 2000

Authors: James A. Reichley

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In this classic work, James Reichley traces the decline of political parties resulting in divided government and an ineffectual political process--but he also shows us what it will take to restore the party system and how it could work to revitalize our democracy. For the first time in paperback, The Life of the Parties includes updates on third party movements, political cycles and realignments, campaign finance reform, and other electoral trends.

Book details

List price: $62.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/9/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.94" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Introduction: The American Two-Party System


From the Founding to the Civil War



Intention of the Founders: A Polity Without Parties



The First Parties: Federalists and Republicans



One-Party Hegemony: The Jeffersonians



Formation of Mass Parties: Democrats and Whigs


The Republican Era



Party Government: The Civil War Republicans



Machine Politics: The Gilded Age



Third-Party Challenge: Populist Uprising



Reaction Against Parties: The Progressive Era



The Progressive Legacy, City Machines, and the Solid South



The President as Party Leader: Woodrow Wilson


The New Deal Era



A Functioning Majority Party: The New Deal



Vehicles of Opposition



Fission of Party Coalitions



Decline of State and Local Machines



Movement Politics: The Republican Hard Right



Reform Politics: Amateur Democrats


Contemporary Parties



The New Giants: National Party Organizations



State Parties: Seeking New Roles



Local Parties: Getting Along Without Patronage



Rebuilding the Parties


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index