Yes, We're in the Seventh Party System

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Mr. Beat explains the seven eras of American political history, and yep, we're currently in the Seventh Party System. Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. Filmed by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Otis McDonald, Bad Snacks, Mishegas, Slenderbeats, The Grey Room and Density & Time, Dyalla, and True Cuckoo. Creative commons credits: Jonathunder, David Shankbone, Ragesoss, Fibonacci Blue, and Alec Perkins. Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwQRfckSANI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU6biQoPBDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_DampwkCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAWKSlbDANk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjS9b0laRPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJhMJVWbTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRNcA1jIPPU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkltAl_cO5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_6NUXKe65A&t Script: https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/yes-were-in-the-seventh-party-system Sources/further reading: The American Party Systems: Stages of Political Development by William Nisbet Chalmers https://archive.org/details/americanpartysys00will The Concise Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History by Michael Kazin, Rebecca Edwards, and Adam Rothman Purchase here: https://amzn.to/3YQZ4Sp Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process by Mark D. Brewer and L. Sandy Maisel Purchase here: https://amzn.to/3NoWctm The Second American Party System: Party Formation in the Jacksonian Era by Richard McCormick Purchase here: https://amzn.to/4pgNmLu The Semi-Sovereign People: A Realist’s View of Democracy in America by Elmer Eric Schattschneider https://archive.org/details/semisovereignpeo00scha https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/upshot/trump-era-republicans-democrats.html Parties, Interest Groups, and Political Campaigns by Matthew J. Burbank, Ronald J. Hrebenar, and Robert C. Benedict https://archive.org/details/partiesinterestg0000burb Schlesinger, Arthur Jr. (1999). The Cycles of American History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_eras_of_the_United_States #apgovt #apush #politicalscience ⚡️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join ⚡️ The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book is now updated to include the 2024 election: https://a.co/d/ePggNHX ⚡️[How to contact me.] https://www.iammrbeat.com/about.html Find all my resources, bonus content, and more at iammrbeat.com. ⚡️ [Your support means the world. Here's how to support me.] Subscribe to @iammrbeat and @mattbeatgoeson Join for great perks on Patreon ➡︎ https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal ➡︎ https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee ➡︎ https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Book me on Cameo ➡︎ https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat ⚡️ [Connect with me] Links ➡︎ https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website ➡︎ https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Reddit ➡︎ https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ X ➡︎ https://x.com/beatmastermatt Facebook ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord ➡︎ https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Spotify ➡︎ https://open.spotify.com/show/1HK6yjZ907Ck0ec6U6xUvZ?si=sxehWULdRom01RUl3McSpA ⚡️ [Merch] https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ ⚡️ [Affiliate Links] *I may receive a commission if you purchase or sign up through the links below: Useful Charts ➡︎ https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall ➡︎ https://link.fourthwall.com/ref/matt-beat Cameo ➡︎ https://v.cameo.com/invite?c=matt667 StreamYard ➡︎ https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 Amazon Storefront ➡︎ https://amzn.to/3RYwbAa While political scientists and historians have divided up American political history into different TYPES of eras, arguably the most popular way they have done this is by what’s called “The Party System.” The Party System refers to the different eras in American political history in which both the political beliefs and voters of the two major political parties remained fairly consistent. The Party System gets its name due to the fact that it has political parties, or basically big teams that organize to elect people to public office that generally share the same political views. In this video, Mr. Beat breaks down the Seven Party Systems of American political history. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:10 First Party System (1792-1824) 5:34 The Second Party System (1824-1854) 8:33 The Third Party System (1854-1896) 11:29 The Fourth Party System (1896-1932) 13:34 The Fifth Party System (1932-1980) 16:17 The Sixth Party System (1980-2016) 19:02 The Seventh Party System (2016-present) 21:56 Outro