How did the government, political authority and political parties change and develop?
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- 1865 - 1890.
- How did the government, political authority and political parties change and develop?
- 1890 - 1920.
- Rise of the Populism movement.
- Rise of the Progressivism party.
- Large reaction to the power and influence big business had.
- Populists fused with the Democratic party, caused weakness and division.
- President, Congress and the Supreme Court.
- Isolationists, messing with expansionist ideas.
- Theodore Roosevelt felt that the federal government needed more power.
- Favoured the return to laissez-faire attitudes.
- "A return to normalcy" - Harding.
- Republican dominance maintained.
- 1920 - 1945.
- Main aim to reduce federal government's activity and spending.
- President, Congress and the Supreme Court.
- Continued laissez-faire attitude.
- The Great Depression struck.
- Voluntarism was introduced but not effective.
- Reduced government spending, reduced taxes.
- Hoover refused direct government intervention which make the situation much worse.
- FDR brought in Alphabet Agencies and emergency legislation.
- Republican's held conservative views and disliked any government intervention.
- This is important as it sets up what was to come in the late 20th century.
- Wanted to stay isolationists, but could never truly go back after the wars.
- Republican dominance.
- 1945 - 1975.
- President, Congress and the Supreme Court.
- Increased social security programme and the minimum wage.
- Improved employment rates.
- A lot of social reform, with the beginning of a new era.
- Elections were now televised and the media were more involved, playing an important role in the government.
- Great society programme.
- More focused on domestic policies.
- Watergate - highlight of Nixon's presidency, mass scandal.
- Democratic dominance, different views.
- Finally recovered following the wars, the US were now recognised as a superpower.
- 1890 - 1920.
- Laissez-faire attitude.
- President, Congress and the Supreme court.
- Republican dominance, with the exception of two Democratic presidents.
- Political corruption.
- Introduced the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments.
- The Gilded Age.
- Isolationists.
- 1865 - 1877, Radical Reconstruction
- How did the government, political authority and political parties change and develop?
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