Origins of American political parties, 1789-1803 / John F. Hoadley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoadley, John F., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States--History.

Political parties.

United States--Politics and government--1789-1809.

United States.

United States. Congress--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first appearance of parties on the American political scene has been a subject of debate in both history and political science; most scholars have argued that parties did not develop until the nineteenth century. John F. Hoadley challenges that conclusion, arguing convincingly that substantial parties emerged within the first decade after creation of the new government. Examining patterns of roll-call voting in the early congresses, he finds that discernible coalitions existed between 1789 and 1803. These coalitions began to assume the form of parties as early as the Second Congress, and t

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Concept of Party; 2. The Historical Tradition; 3. The Development of Electoral Institutions; 4. Party Institutions in Congress; 5. Spatial Analysis of Party Development; 6. Factionalism in the Early Years, 1789-1793; 7. Polarization and Party Politics, 1793-1797; 8. Partisan Competition in Congress, 1797-1803; 9. Political Parties in Eighteenth-Century America; Appendix A. Party Affiliation of Members of Congress; Appendix B. Representing Individual Roll Calls in Spatial Configurations

NotesBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813182063

0813182069

9780813163536

0813163536

OCLC:

568055238