Fifth Party System in United States politics

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American party system era political era

The Fifth Party System in United States politics refers to the era of Democratic Party dominance and New Deal coalition politics that reshaped American government and party alignments from the 1930s through the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fifth Party System	3
Fifth Party System in United States politics canonical	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American party system era ⓘ political era ⓘ
approximateEndYear	1968 ⓘ
approximateStartYear	1932 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	American civil rights movement ⓘ surface form: Civil Rights Movement Cold War ⓘ Great Depression ⓘ World War II ⓘ
associatedWithPolicy	Fair Deal ⓘ Great Society ⓘ New Deal ⓘ
characterizedBy	Democratic Party dominance ⓘ Keynesian economic policies ⓘ New Deal coalition ⓘ expansion of federal government role in economy ⓘ realignment of party coalitions ⓘ rise of welfare state policies ⓘ strong presidential leadership ⓘ
contestedEndPoint	some scholars extend into early 1970s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dominantParty	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
electoralBase	African American voters ⓘ intellectuals and liberals ⓘ organized labor ⓘ urban ethnic voters ⓘ white Southern voters ⓘ
electoralPattern	Democratic dominance of presidential elections from 1932 to 1964 ⓘ frequent Democratic control of Congress ⓘ
endPeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
followedBy	Sixth Party System in United States politics ⓘ
ideologicalTrend	bipartisan Cold War foreign policy consensus ⓘ liberal consensus in domestic policy ⓘ
keyCoalition	New Deal coalition ⓘ
keyLeader	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman John F. Kennedy ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
majorParty	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States)
notableElection	1932 United States presidential election ⓘ surface form: United States presidential election, 1932 1936 United States presidential election ⓘ surface form: United States presidential election, 1936 1948 United States presidential election ⓘ surface form: United States presidential election, 1948 United States presidential election, 1964 ⓘ
policyTheme	collective bargaining rights ⓘ government intervention in economy ⓘ regulation of business ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ
precededBy	Fourth Party System in United States politics ⓘ
startPeriod	1930s ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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1932 United States presidential election → markedBeginningOf → Fifth Party System in United States politics ⓘ

Fourth Party System in United States politics → followedBy → Fifth Party System in United States politics ⓘ

subject surface form: Fourth Party System

this entity surface form: Fifth Party System

Sixth Party System in United States politics → follows → Fifth Party System in United States politics ⓘ

United States presidential election, 1964 → partOf → Fifth Party System in United States politics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fifth Party System

Southern United States politics → associatedWithPartySystem → Fifth Party System in United States politics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fifth Party System