Zusammenfassung der Ressource
REPUBLICANS VS.
DEMOCRATS
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY
- 1860s
- Pro slavery
- Between North and South
- Southern dominance in both houses
- Southern against liberal legislation
- 1920-1929
- No dominance against the Republicans
- Supporters
- White protestants
- Liberal academics
- Northern Catholics, Jews and Italians
- 1933-1941
- New Deal
- Economic regulation
- Insurance against hardship
- Party becomes
- 1961-1974
- Lost support from
- Civil Rights Movement
- Civil Rights Act
- Voting Rights Act
- Split
- Democratic
- Social issues
- Education
- Urban renew
- Minimun wage
- Rediscoverment of poverty
- REPUBLICAN PARTY
- Federalism
- 1861-1920
- Anti-slavery
- Modernisation
- Equal rights
- Supporters:
- African Americans
- Businessmen
- Workers
- Self-employed
- Farmers
- 1890:
- Anti-Trust Act
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- Pro business and banking
- Economic growth
- Protect US industry
- High import taxes
- 1920-1929
- Crash with the crisis
- Wilson
- Business anti-tax
- Popular disapproval
- Free market
- popular disapproval
- 1933-1941
- Lost of dominance
- 1940:
- More power for women
- Equal rights amendment
- 1936:
- Between
- Conservative faction
- Northeastern liberal faction
- 1952-1960
- Rise of
- Per capita income
- Inflation
- Employment
- Liberal policies:
- Low rate of inflation
- 1961-1974
- War production
- Consumer goods
- Nixon
- Prosperous image
- New Federalism
- Small government
- Anti-war
- Defender of the silent majority
- Power to the states
- Proactive international role
- Split