Party realignment

Who was William Jennings Bryan?

Democratic candidate for president. Brought populism into Democratic Party

What event drove the party realignment of 1932?

Great Depression

What new major party emerged in 1860?

Republicans

What social movement caused the party realignment of 1968?

African Americans—Democrats—Southern Whites—Republican

Who won the most electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election?

Andrew Jackson

What is a critical realignment?

Dramatic change in political system—1932, FDR

How often are party realignments supposed to occur?

Every generation

Who became president after the 1824 election?

John Quincy Adams

What was the Whig Party?

Party before Republicans—American political party formed in 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and Democrats. Stood for protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements

What social movement drove the realignment of 1896?

Populist policies

What issue drove the realignment of 1860?

Slavery

What is a secular realignment?

Slow and gradual shifts—Whites in the south

What are key differences between "red states" and "blue states"?

Urban vs Rural

What is a party realignment?

When a lot of people in a certain group change party