Description
New America Political Reform Program Senior Fellow Lee Drutman talked about the history of political parties in the United States and his proposals to expand the number of political parties in the country.
12 minutes
Keywords
- Alexander Hamilton
- Andrew Jackson
- Autocrat
- Congress
- Constitution
- Electoral College
- Framers
- James Madison
- John Adams
- Legislature
- Martin Van Buren
- Partisan
- Political Party
- Presidential Election Of 1800
- Representative Democracy
- Thomas Jefferson
Additional Resources
- Primary Source Current Event Video Analysis Handout - Google Docs
- Video Clip: The Polarization of Political Parties
- Bell Ringer: The Modern Two-Party System
- Bell Ringer: Two-Party and Multiparty Democracies
- Bell Ringer: The Development of the Current Two-Party System
- Bell Ringer: Third Parties
- Lesson Plan: Political Parties