The basic structure of the two major parties in the United States, Democratic and Republican, is coalitional. ... Both the Democratic and Republican parties have the same organizational structure. ... The Democratic Party was first to organize in Texas in 1854. ... From time to time, factions developed within the Democratic Party. ... However, in recent years, many conservative Democrats have switched to the Republican side, leaving the liberals in control of the Texas Democratic Party. ...

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Party Unity Candidate reliance on national party organizational support has been waning for a couple of decades now. ... Party unity seems to now be a thing of the past. The splintering of the party message into liberal, moderate, or conservative has essentially divided parties so much that there is almost more opposition within a party than there is with the rest of the party community. The Democratic Party being the best example, Democrats seem united in title and not much else. ... About the only thing that truly confirms party membership these days is the party listing on voter ballo...

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Over the years, America's two-party system has changed due to changes in electoral behavior and party dominance. ... One side, who where called the federalists, supported a strong central government, while the other side, who where called the Democratic-Republicans, supported a weak central government and strong state governments. ... The Federalist Party soon collapse and the Democratic - Republican Party took control, due to a majority of the nation distaste for a strong central government. ... Seeking economic reform, the nation rejected incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoove...

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The Republican Party would be more inclined to say that people make the choice to use guns for destructive reasons, while the Democratic Party would argue that, due to their easy availability, guns kill people. ... Therefore, I side with the Democratic Party's reasoning. ... Ever since the 1930's, the Democratic Party has had a long history of liberalism and social progression. ... Personally, I choose to side with the Democratic Party's beliefs. ... The Republican Party believes that strict regulation on guns infringes on the liberties of American citizens, while the Democrat...

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American Document Based Essay #1 Descendants of the Democratic Republican Party, during the 1820's and 1830's Jacksonian democrats had almost complete control over the federal government and were able to freely express their views. Analogous to the Democratic Republicans that preceded them such as Jefferson and Washington, Jacksonian Democrats were strict constitutionalists, and up holders of equal economic opportunity, individual liberty and political democracy. ... A hot topic since the days after the Revolution with Democratic Republicans and Federalist, the National Bank ...

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Since so many African Americans are democrats, the Democratic Party could be setting themselves up for a disappointment. ... This type of campaign against one ethnic group singles them out and could be viewed as a form of prejudice, which ultimately could cause the Democratic Party to loose a lot of votes. Other problems such as the NAACP protesting and demanding apologizes, as well as the NAACP filing lawsuits against the Democratic Party could raise unwanted situations. ... If proposals such as these are to made then, the Democratic Party should analyze all ethnicities and then come up w...

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In an effort to attain social reform, the Populist Party swayed the outcome of elections and platforms in the latter 19th century. ... Like any third party, the Populist Party brought about issues too often ignored, while posing as a deciding factor in the outcome of elections. In the election of 1892, the electoral votes attained by the Populists led the democratic Cleveland to know Harrison out of office. ... They later merged into the Democratic party supporting bimetallism, yet there were still some of each side that began to feel that these "popocrats" were doing the worst for their in...

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The Republican party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic party. ... After a 40 year Democratic majority reign over the House of Representatives, Republicans have been able to gain control back. ... The Republican party deals with these particular concerns through a conservative philosophy, unlike the Democratic party which follows a more liberal philosophy. ... However, the Republican party stands by the President in this issue. ... The Grand Old Party does not differ all that much from the Democratic party, they both are for the Ameri...

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The constitution describes the political system as a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship. ... Inner party rule decision making are based on the principle of democratic centralism. In democratic socialism, democracy mainly refers to consultation. ... They are responsible to observe the inner-party discipline of democratic centralism. ... Party core groups are appointed by the party committees in one level up. ...

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The foundations of the democratic process in America were completely different from anywhere else on the globe at that time. This is because in the United States, the Democratic Party was commonly referred to as the party of the "common man." ... The Two Party System arouse out of the competition between the Democratic and Whig party's. This took place in the winter of 1834, when the Whig party took opposition to the democratically elected President, Andrew Jackson. ... From then on ideas and beliefs became the same all the way up until the party's demise in 1856, and even under the...

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With the election of President Andrew Jackson under the Democratic Party there were many changes made to the voting process. ... Politics took a more or less stable two party system initially comprised of the Jacksonian democratic party of the day and on the other side of the fence was the Whig party essentially opposite of Jackson. ... At this point since neither party could sustain its place in the volatile nation they divided and formed new parties. The party quick to seize in time for the Civil war was the modern Republican Party, which was mainly favored in the northern states. The De...

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The Democratic Party in that era was closely associated with the believers of the Manifest Destiny. ... This was contrary to the Manifest doctrine of Democratic liberty. ... They felt the nation had abandoned their democratic ideals and adopted the policy of dominion of land through force acquisition. ...

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Several bills were passed that provided mortgage relief for farmers and homeowners, such as the Home Owners" Loan Corporation (HOLC.) which not only bailed out mortgage-holding banks, it also enhanced the loyalties of the middle class to the Democratic party. ... It also showed that the constituency of the Democratic Party had changed. The vast Democratic majority reflected an mixture of groups called the New Deal coalition, which included organized labor, farmers, new immigrants, city dwellers, African Americans and finally, white Southern Democrats. ... A major legacy was the Democratic c...

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The phrase "democratic deficit" describes any situation in which there is believed to be a lack of democratic accountability and control over the decision making process. ... Similarly the other members also are not elected but instead are dubiously appointed due to party patronage and therefore lack legitimacy. ... If we were to use a proportional system we could see equal fair amounts of voted parties in the UK. Parties with thinly spread support are often neglected with our current system and that is hardly democratic. ... In many ways the system is democratic because people can choose not ...

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The basic structure of the two major parties in the United States, Democratic and Republican, is coalitional. ... Both the Democratic and Republican parties have the same organizational structure. ... The Democratic Party was first to organize in Texas in 1854. ... From time to time, factions developed within the Democratic Party. ... However, in recent years, many conservative Democrats have switched to the Republican side, leaving the liberals in control of the Texas Democratic Party. ...

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This division permitted the Democratic Party to gain control of the presidency between 1913 and 1921. ... These complains particularly harmed the minority vote and caused them to favor the Democratic Party. ... In sum, the Republican Party did not publicize themselves enough as being supportive of civil rights, nor were they as aggressive as the Democratic Party which contributed to the party's racial stigma (354-9). ... These men hoped to discover the Democratic Party's campaign strategy for the presidential election that year. ... This caused minorities to distrust the Republican P...

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'The activities, internal regulations and operation of political parties shall be in line with democratic principles. ... For actualize the intraparty democracy, party's income has to be used and shared democratically. ... Intraparty democracy is necessary for democratic regime's healthy work and it creates a common value in society with democracy. Society's democratic culture will be created like this way only. ... The country of Turkey must make some serious changes in their political parties in order to become a more democratic entity. ...

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In the 1850s the Whig Party submitted to the sectionalizing effects of the slavery issue while also forgoing to operate as a national political party. ... Simultaneously the Democratic Party was weakening through the means of slavery. ... While slavery was a key factor in the tumultuous end of the Second Party System, the Republican Party had a large influence on the end of the Second Party System. ... This being considered the Slave Power Conspiracy that was addressed by Lincoln, he noted that the party had Democratic ideals while expressing northern hatred against the South's political ...

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Often the other candidates will have decided to withdraw although, within the Democratic Party, both Jesse Jackson (1988) and Jerry Brown (1992) insisted that a formal convention vote be taken. ... Since the convention is the only opportunity for party activists to meet as a national party, it therefore acts as a major party-building exercise. ... If the party is able to promote its candidate and convey a picture of a united Party, it should be able to gain a post-convention "bounce" in the public opinion polls. For example, the 1992 Democratic National Convention was very effectively orchestr...

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In North America however, the Green Party has met with far less success. ... It was 1972 when the world's first "Green Party- (The National Values Party) was launched in Wellington, New Zealand, and they were considered radicals. ... In the event that the Green Party gained power, an initial tax hike would be necessary, as infrastructure was changed to coincide with Green Party policies. ... Lobbies in Washington make contributions to each party during election season, so that their interests are considered, whichever party wins the House of Representatives, as well as the White House. ...

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Romania - a Special Case - Corruption, Deficiencies of the Party System, Authoritarianism - Not quite two years before local elections, one and a half years before parliamen-tary elections and two years before presidential elections, Romania seems to be standing at a crossroads. Thus, the ruling post-communists, the Romanian Social Democrats (PSD) of prime-minister and PSD party leader Adrian Nastase have to decide on how to continue the required political, social and economic transforma-tion process. ... The debates on the amendment of the Constitution which have been going on for sli...

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There should be greater democratic control and openness in institutions of power. ... The Union must be open to all democratic European States prepared to join. ... EU decision-making must become more open and democratic. ... The party was able to form a new coalition together with the social democratic party. ... The national party headquarters is...

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Political parties in America are weak due to the anti-party, anti-organization, and anti-politics cultural prejudices of the Classical Liberals. Because in the U.S. there is no national discipline to force citizens into identifying with a political party, partisan identification tends to be an informal psychological commitment to a party. ... In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... The bureaucracy is not democratic for many reasons. ... Policy making may be considered democratic to an extent. ...

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Some parties do not recognize the legitimacy of the State of Israel and are thereby making a concession towards their ideology by participating to the democratic electoral proceeding. ... It is a mixed party, with Ashkenazi and Sephardic and it is the most important religious party. ... The party presents itself as an ultra orthodox religious party, but above all, as a Sephardic party. ... It is the second religious party in Israel and is the second party together with the Likoud. ... In 1992, the party joins the Torah unit. ...

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The German case study, the die Grunen party as the most successful green party in Europe. ... As "anti-parties" or "movement-parties" Green parties are opposed to "politics as usual" and attract an ideological core. ... "[4] Does this transition happen in an authoritarian or democratic manner? ... Is ecological debate compatible with democratic means if one takes the meaning of democracy and puts it in a materialist and relativistic context. "Democracy should be understood as responsive rule If governments, to be democratic must respond to the felt wishes of a majority of citizens, then green...

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