Most Americans simply assume that the United States is a democracy. ... In his campaign Johnson promised American voters "that American boys would not fight Asian boys in Vietnam." ... Since the definition of democracy states that supreme power is vested in the people, then it is a violation of democracy when the president knowingly goes against the wishes of the American public. ... A president's actions can help support the American democracy also. ... Yet Reagan's steadfastness proved that he was willing to support the American people's goals and thus be working part of Ameri...

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Jacksonian's were, to a great extent, the promoters of political democracy. ... In 1791, they began an idea referred to as the "New Democracy". ... The Jacksonian belief, "New Democracy", promoted suffrage for all white males, but no benefits of individual liberties were given to women or Native, African Americans. ... The rights of free African American were restricted because of the position Jackson held about slavery. ... Jacksonian Democrats were guardians of individual liberties because rights were not gained by groups such as Native Americans, African Americans, ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Most Americans simply assume that the United States is a democracy. ... In his campaign Johnson promised American voters "that American boys would not fight Asian boys in Vietnam." ... Since the definition of democracy states that supreme power is vested in the people, then it is a violation of democracy when the president knowingly goes against the wishes of the American public. ... A president's actions can help support the American democracy also. ... Yet Reagan's steadfastness proved that he was willing to support the American people's goals and thus be working part of Ameri...

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Today American democracy would not work without them. In Political Parties and Constitutional Government: Remaking American Democracy, Sidney Milkis explores the uneasy relationship between the Constitution and the party system to put forth the argument that political parties arose as part of a deliberate program of constitutional reform. ... However he also contends that the advance of progressive democracy, which worked to create democracy on a grand scale and a more purposeful national government, resulted in the weakening of the party system. ... Thus Americans came to appreciate the fu...

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From another angle, however, Jacksonianism appears as a political impulse tied to slavery, the subjugation of Native Americans, and the celebration of white supremacy "so much so that some scholars have dismissed the phrase "Jacksonian Democracy" as a contradiction in terms. ... Its origins stretch back to the democratic stirrings of the American Revolution, the Antifederalists of the 1780s and 1790s, and the Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans. ... Proposed cures for this sickness included more democracy and a redirection of economic policy. ... Only after taking power did the Jacksonian...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt assumed office in 1933 during a tumultuous time for the American economy. ... Republicans and business owners contended that the New Deal was too radical, undermining private property, economic stability, and democracy. ... Group leaders preached the end of Democracy and the birth of communist, portraying Roosevelt and the New Deal as Hitler and the Nazi's. This proved fatal for the party, as overthrowing Democracy was too extreme an agenda for everyday working Americans (Roark, 802). ... Republicans contended that the New Deal was an anti-Democratic program tha...

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Jacksonian Democrats Guardians of Democracy? ... Upward mobility was what America was known for, and they believed that was one of the better aspects of America and should be preserved at all costs. ... For white men, Individual political and economic liberties flourished under the Jacksonian democracy. ... One of the worst social atrocities in American history was committed by the Democrats upon the removal of the American Indians from their native lands in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi to American territory west of the Mississippi River. ... This act crushes the backbone of democracy, fre...

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Both documents appear to have the same perspective in regards to the spread of democracy, protecting American interest, dealing with regional conflicts, fighting terrorism, and the United States position in the world. ... Principally, both administrations expressed the importance of human rights and the freedom of each individual by spreading democracy throughout the world. According to the Clinton administration, "we seek to increase respect for fundamental human rights in all states and encourage an evolution to democracy where it is possible- (II, page 22). As expressed in this quote,...

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This made Native Americans subject to the same laws and gave them the right to the same privileges and responsibilities of other Americans. ... Native Americans had their sovereignty taken without consent. ... The idea of "difference " was becoming un- American. ... Native Americans played a big role in WWII. ... We have fought for democracy and we would like to have you show us this democratic way of life. . . . ...

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Adams and Congress had to prepare for war; meanwhile the French seized American ships. ... American commerce was severely damaged when the Embargo Act was passed, which seemed to be his only flaw in his first term. ... After the year 1815, the growth of the market, the territorial expansion, and the spread of plantation slavery displaced Americans and broke old social patterns. ... Henry Clay, a strong advocate of the "shift in Republicanism", he pushed the American system as an answer to both questions. ... Andrew Jackson's beliefs became known as Jacksonian Democracy. ...

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His campaign is about who we are as Americans. His goal is to lead America to a time where it is not enough to protect our own rights under the law, but where it is a duty and an obligation for each of us as Americans to make sure every American is equal under the law. ... In Dean's point of view, the United States has a special role to play in world affairs as an historic inspiration to those around the world seeking democracy, freedom, and opportunity. Our own fight for independence, democracy, and basic human rights has allowed us to act as a moral force in world affairs and a guiding ...

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In each issue in the American conscious, manipulation plays a major role for each side of it. ... In this an election year, the American public will be subjected to manipulation from all sides and every angle by the two candidates. ... Many have called this process the down fall of an democracy, but if you had an election process that was purely based on policy records the public would be very uninterested in a very boring system. The real problem facing democracy is the ability for the public to discern between pure manipulation and factual information. ...

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Small farmers, laborers, mechanics, and many other Americans struggling to better themselves looked to Jackson for leadership. ... Henry Clay called Jackson's Native American policy a stain on the nation's honor. ... Its stock was held by investors in America and abroad and by the U.S. government. ... In conclusion the bank and what it represented was a threat to political and economical democracy and Jackson did everybody a huge favor. ... Jackson left a distinct mark on Americans during his reign of President. ...

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Twenty years down the road from now, will such harsh enviromental struggles still be an issue in America? ... A grassroot democracy is an accurate way to describe the ideals of the green party. ... At the same time, the green's believe that culture and racial diversity should be respected and valued, especially in America's melting pot of a society. ... In 1990 California was the first state in America to have a green party canidate and then in 1992 the party's registration passed 110,000 members. ... In 1977 Dennis was elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio at the age of thirt...

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The second was a form of representative democracy known as Pluralism. ... A young African-American man named Jimmie Lee Jackson who was shot to death. ... Moynihan stated that the impact of slavery continued psychological and social effects on black America. ... The interceding practices of the EEOC implied the new phase in the evolution of American liberalism. ... He was portrayed as very incompetent because of the lives and money America lost during the war. ...

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They also opened their doors to African Americans and women. ... Progressivism in American history was a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century. ... In an effort to restructure American politics, Populists formed the People's Party, which was free of corporate influence. ... It was considered an "alarmist" response to the growth of industrial America. ... These changes were at the highest governmental levels and continue to affect the lives of millions of Americans every day. ...

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American voters attitudes and traditions are big factors in what makes our parties weak. ... The Americans then called for a change. ... Many Americans have mixed feelings about parties. ... Other Americans favor political parties and take part in it. Most Americans believe in voting for individual candidates, regardless of party label. ...

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