附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139) and index.
The emergence of the first political parties: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists -- The Jeffersonian Republicans, the death of the Federalist Party, and the Era of Good Feelings -- A split in the Republican ranks: the election of 1824 -- The formation of the Democratic and Whig parties -- The death of the Whig Party and the formation of the Republican Party -- Political parties during the Civil War -- The Republicans and Democrats after the Civil War -- The Age of Reform: the Populist and Progressive parties -- The emergence of the modern Democratic and Republican parties -- Third parties and the American two-party system.
摘要:Discusses how American political parties have changed their platforms throughout the history of the U.S.