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The political principles presented in the passage led to which of the following political systems in the United States?
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Oh Okay A pushers third ofthree here from Andrew Jackson's
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inaugural address Here it is Two paragraphs All you do
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Skim it quick skim it quick and you're done Here's
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the question The political principles presented in the passage led
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to which of the following political systems in the United
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States Whoa Well let's think about it The establishment of
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the Democratic Party happened soon after the presidential victory of
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Andrew Jackson in eighteen twenty eight The Democratic Party in
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President Jackson called for the limitation of the federal government
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and the advancement of the common people well as a
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reaction The WIG party led by Henry Clay grew out
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of the national Republicans like Formed a new party The
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Wig's supported the intervention of the federal government in order
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to improve the life of American citizen The second party
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system was the period between the eighteen twenties and mid
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in eighteen fifties in which the Democratic Party in the
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WIG party dominated American politics Right Republicans really you want
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a thing Yet at any given time the two major
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political parties in the country have split over important issues
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like the size and power of central government foreign policy
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and whether or not a hot dog is in fact
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a sandwich So that's it The interest beat the second
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party system Well let's go to the loser bowl here
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because this stuff kind of important The first party system
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was the period between seventeen ninety six in eighteen sixty
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during which the Federalists and the Republicans were the main
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parties in American politics The Federalist supported a big federal
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government like this guy Protectionist tariffs meaning and importing into
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the US and manufacturing the Republicans back the idea of
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a small federal government limited government intervention in the economy
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and the prioritization of agriculture That was a biggie for
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Republicans right Well the third party system was the period
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between eighteen fifty for in the mid eighteen nineties during
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which the anti slavery and the new Republican Party led
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American politics against the mainly pro slavery Democratic Party Will
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the fourth party system known as thie Progressive era Remember
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that thing was the period between eighteen ninety six in
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nineteen thirty two during which the Republican Party dominated American
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politics with the exception of eight years when the Democrats
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had the White House So that's that The answer here
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it's the second party system But you really got to
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know all this stuff because we're almost sure you're gonna
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be tested on it So I go read it or 00:02:20.135 --> [endTime] listen to this thing again yeah
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