Realignment Synthesis of Progressive Era

This presentation is to go over how the Democratic party, specifically, realigned itself from the end of the Civil War to end of the Progressive Era which I argue was finished during the Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. This... [ view full abstract ]

This presentation is to go over how the Democratic party, specifically, realigned itself from the end of the Civil War to end of the Progressive Era which I argue was finished during the Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. This presentation will specifically highlight three points of how and why realignment occurred from 1865 to 1937. Firstly, I will explore how the shift in the balance of power from Congress to the office of the President helped propel the Progressive Era and impacted the realignment of the parties. Second, I show how political parties reacted to events of the era such as economic, business, and social reform. And third, I use political party platforms of this time period to demonstrate the realignment of the parties specifically the Democratic party.