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American Progressive Movement And The Bipartisan Political Refresh

Posted on:2005-08-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360152466509Subject:World History
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Although the American Party System is not proclaimed in the Constitution, the Two-party Politics has become the primary modality and the hard core of the political system since the United States was established, and the Two-party Politics is a dynamic development and evolvement course from the historical point of view. This text makes a point from the review of the alteration of the Two-party Politics at the great historical period, i.e. the historical track of the Two-party Politics transform from the progressive movement to the New Deal.This text takes a brief review of the historical cause of the progressive movement, and has cognized that, at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, while the Industry Civilization was progressing, there appeared the political ecdysis, and the poignant conflict between them reflected the severe lag of American social superstructure, which offered the chance for the transform of Two-party Politics; at the end of 19th century, the Populist Party movement rose and its progressive contestation of reformation was imbibed by the Democratic Party, and that the Populist Party merged into the Democratic Party changed the component of the Democratic Party and affected its character; the Muckrakers' revealing of political corruption and the appeal for the reform added fuel to the fire and accelerated the coming of the progressive movement.The main part of this text posts the impact of the progressive movement on Two-party Politics of America. The author tries to tidy up the development and reform of Two-party Politics under the progressive movement from different lays, including six aspects of transformations.The first, the polarization and adjustment of the interior force within the two parties. Since reform became the mainstream of the time during the progressive movement, there appeared a polarization of reformational faction and conservative faction within the two parties. And between them, a drastic agon about domestic politics came into being, and indeed, an union of reformational factions from Democratic Party and Republican Party was formed, there formed a alliance over parties which promoted the further development of the progressive movement.The second, the abruption of Republician Party and the appearance of the Progressive Party, which is the important event of political alteration of the twoAmerican parties during the progressive movement. Because of the polarization and the agon between the reformational faction and conservative faction within the Republican Party, the abruption of Republican Party is ineluctability. And because of the enmity and politics befurcation between Theodore Roosevelt and President Taft, the complexion became more complicated. Roosevelt, at last, broke away from Republican Party, established the Progressive Party which confronted Republican Party and took part in the president election in 1912. The abruption of Republic Party and the appearance of the Progressive Party reflected the grandness of the reformational faction then.The third, the chieftain politics encountered heavy strike. Since the end of 19th century, the chieftain politics prevailed in America and imperiled the American democratic politics. During the progressive movement, in order to strike the boss, the city-Politics and state-politics reform was carried tlirough. There appeared new-style cities and state government. The government mechanism on which the boss lived was eliminated. The cheiftain politics encountered unprecedented strike. It is the great progress of democratic politics.The fourth, the execution of president preelection election system. The president preelection election system, which came into being and was brought into effect during the Progressive Movement, stroke pithily the cheiftain politics, promoted the American democratic politics and brought far-reaching infection to the Two-party Politics of America.The fifth, change of the policy of managing state affairs by two parties. During the Progressive Movement, in order to meet the needs of d...
Keywords/Search Tags:America, Progressive Movement, Two-party Politics, Reform
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