Chapter Outlines
Chapter Nine: Political Parties

Basic Concepts

• The Framers and Political Parties
• The Idea of a Party System
• The American Party System
• Parties in the American Political System
  
  

Parties and the Party Systems in American History

• The Idea of Realignment
• The First Party System
• The Second Party System
• The Third and Fourth Party Systems
• The Fifth (or New Deal) Party System
  
  

The Modern American Party System

• Democrats and Republicans Today
  
  

Global Perspectives: Two-Party Versus Multiparty Systems
Debating the Constitution: Was There a Realignment of the 1990s?