Re-Emergence of a Two Party System
In 1824, there were four candidates for the President of the United States. At this time only one party existed, the Democratic-Republicans. This would soon change. The parties were soon to separate into the Whig Party and Jacksonian-Democratic Party, or Democratic Party. Northern industrialists and merchants supported the Whigs; and they were more in favor of federal government involvement in the national economy. The common people and machine politicians in the East supported the Democrats; and they believed in absolute political freedom. Some of the topics that contributed to the spilt into two parties were major political figures of that time period, the states’ rights debate, and economic issues, policies, and problems. The factors that contributed the most to the reemergence of a two party system were the major political figures of that time period.Some of the major political figures of that time period were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun and Robert Hayne. In 1828, Andrew Jackson beat John Q. Adams in the presidential election. This led to many anti-Jackson feelings and started the roots of a new political party, which would come to be known as the Wh
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Approximate Word count = 815
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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