Where US Politics Came From ~ Crash Course US History #9 by John Green
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As you watch the program, answer the following questions.
1. Describe Alexander Hamilton’s vision for America. Give specific examples.
2. What was Thomas Jefferson’s vision for America? Give specific examples.
3. What was Hamilton’s Five Point Plan? List each & briefly describe.
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4. As President Washington left office, what was his warning about political parties and the future of the
United States?
5. Who wrote the mystery document?
6. What flaw in the US Constitution did the Presidential Election of 1796 expose?
7. What did the Alien & Sedition Acts do?
8. How did Virginia & Kentucky respond to the Alien & Sedition Acts?
Name ____________________
Date___________ Period___
Where US Politics Came From ~ Crash Course US History #9 by John Green
As you watch the program, answer the following questions.
1. Describe Alexander Hamilton’s vision for America. Give specific examples.
2. What was Thomas Jefferson’s vision for America? Give specific examples.
Power Point Notes
Political Parties in America: Our two party System
Realignment after the War of 1812
1) Federalist Party
2) Democratic- Republicans
Birth of the Republican Party
Historic Changes
Birth of the Democratic Party
Historic Changes
Functions of the two party system
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Minor Parties
Crash Course US History #41
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Rise of Conservatism (modern)
The Southern states were mainly D or R until the 1960/70s and then became mainly D or R.
(circle)
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Despite the stereotypes of the 1960s, there was actually a strong undercurrent of
________________ based on the idea of a free market economy, sometimes called
___________________.
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How are (were) Libertarians and Moral Conservatives similar and different?
4. Why was the 1964 election so important?
5. Who used the term “silent majority”? What was the philosophy behind this strategy?
6. Even though Nixon was a conservative Republican, what were a few of the big government
programs enacted under his administration?
7. Who was Justice Burger? What important court cases were decided by the Burger Court? And why
is this somewhat ironic?