It was over two hundred years ago that the Democratic Party's founding fathers decided that a stable government must be built. In 1792 Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic Party, and he was the first democratic president of the United States in 1800. ... The Democratic Party became dominant in local urban politics as America came into the 20th century. ... On another note, Gordon Bishop believes that the Democratic Party today has become the "Dumbocratic Party." ... People think that the Democratic Party is morally and ethically challenged. ...

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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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The political parties of the United States are the oldest in the world; among Democratic nations, they may also be the weakest. ... Although there are more than two political parties, the Democratic and Republican Parties, have dominated the political system for hundreds of years. ... During the 1820's Democratic Republican began to split in two parts. ... The party of Jackson is today's Democratic Party. ... The Whig Party had disappeared, the Know-Nothing Party had faded, and the Democratic Party was divided over the issue of slavery. ...

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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 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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For instance, an African American woman has an extremely high tendency to vote democratic. ... There is a definite difference in the political party preference of men and women. Men are eight percentage points lower than women in supporting the Democratic Party. ... Many experts will say that one of the main causes of this gap is not necessarily the increase of women into the Democratic Party, but the fleeting of men from it. ... Greenberg is on who believes the flight of the white man from the Democratic Party is based on Race and the resentment towards a big government. ...

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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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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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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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Bush runs for re-election in 2004, in general are you more likely to vote for Bush or for the Democratic Party's candidate for president?" ... Bush runs for re-election in 2004, in general are you more likely to vote for Bush or for the Democratic Party's candidate for president?" ... Bush runs for re-election in 2004, in general are you more likely to vote for Bush, for the Democratic Party's candidate, other, or not sure?" ... Bush runs for re-election in 2004, in general are you more likely to vote for Bush, for the Democratic Party's candidate, other, or not sure?" ...

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He is affiliated with the Democratic Party and is serving his second term in office. ... He is affiliated with the Democratic Party. ... She is affiliated with Republican Party. ... She is aligned with the Democratic Party, and is elected by all members of the house to lead the minority party. ... The two Ohio senatorial representatives in Washington are Senator Sherrod Brown from the Democratic Party and Senator Rob Portman from the Republican Party. ...

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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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Of course it existed before that, The Media portrayed the scandal as an in-depth conspiracy of the entire Republican Party, not just Nixon. Although, much of the Republican Party was to blame, the majority of the media decided to conveniently add that the whole party was also to blame. ... There was a democratic leader in charge of our country, and not to mention, a democratic congress. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman stated in 2000 that Republican George W. ... In response, Bush senior adviser Ari Fleischer denounced Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore for "one of...

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When a Canadian election is held, people vote for a local representative who usually belongs to a political party (i.e. the Liberal Party of Canada, the New Democratic Party of Canada, etc.). ... The leader of that party becomes Prime Minister. ... Advocates of party discipline often point to the United States. ... With party discipline, voters can easily draw distinctions between the different political parties. Different political party policies will be maintained, regardless of individual party member's feelings. ...

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During the time period between 1791 and 1833, a two-party system had begun that demonstrated the philosophy of the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. ... The Democrat-Republicans were more likely a party that supported "loose construction" and the Federalists the adverse. ... In the election of 1828, the Democrat-Republican party separated into two groups of disagreeing people, the Democrats and the National Republicans. ... The two-party system changed greatly from 1791 to 1833. ... By the period of the re-development of the two-party system, the old way of thinking of state go...

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The Path to Reform: Third Party Constraints and the Barriers to Third Party Success - A Critical Review I. ... The Co-Option of Third Party Agendas .20-22 X. ... Are the structural barriers for third party candidates created by the two-party political system removable? ... According to ballot access expert Richard Winger, "The extreme disparity of the burdens placed on old, established parties versus new parties has no parallel in any other democratic nations in the world."" ... Riker said that Duverger's Law needs to be modified to exempt cases where a national ...

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One of the Republican Party's platforms is to reform the government. ... The Democratic Party tends to favor a more active role for government in society, and believes that such involvement can improve the quality of people's lives, and help achieve the larger goals of opportunity and equality. "The modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with federally financed social services and benefits for the poor, the unemployed, the aged and other groups " (Editors) One of the challenges of the Democratic Party's stance on the role of government is how a m...

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One of the Republican Party's platforms is to reform the government. ... The Democratic Party tends to favor a more active role for government in society, and believes that such involvement can improve the quality of people's lives, and help achieve the larger goals of opportunity and equality. "The modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with federally financed social services and benefits for the poor, the unemployed, the aged and other groups " (Editors) One of the challenges of the Democratic Party's stance on the role of government is how a m...

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However, despite the American ethos of democracy the Presidential election is not democratic. ... This system must be abandoned for a more democratic model in order to fully represent the citizens wishes in regards to whom they would have govern, as well as to repress the two-party system in order to revitalize the diversity of candidates. ... Voters with an opposing viewpoint, such as the marginalized Republican party of Massachusetts, know that their party does not have enough support to win a majority in the state without which they cannot obtain any electoral votes. ... Currently America ...

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However, competition between different groups provides political equilibrium, which is needed in any democratic society. ... United States has two major political parties, which have different agendas for the people. Democratic Party is more liberal and it believes that the government should make laws that represent interests of the people. ... The party does not want to address social issues such as gay and abortion rights. ... This is because each party has its agenda, which it uses during campaigns. ...

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The familiar narrative tells of a Democratic southern block of states that the Republicans rarely managed to get a toehold in throughout the end of the nineteenth and through the first half of the twentieth century. The Republican Party was perceived as the party of the radicals and integrationists, and the authors even mention that for much of this time "Republican" was often used as a curse word in the southern states. ... The passage of the Voting Rights Act caused two simultaneous and related shifts in the Democratic Party's demographics. First of all, southern blacks began...

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Venezuelan Government Venezuelan Government's constitution was written in 1961 and it is based on republican, democratic and federalist principles. ... They have two major political parties, the Democratic Action and the Social Christian Party. ...

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In any system which claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. ... Political parties in America are weak due to the anti-party,anti-organization, and anti-politics cultural prejudices of theClassical 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 reason...

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Even though his cabinet's majority had loyalty for Hamilton or the Democratic-Republican Party, he knew they were the perfect individuals for the job. ... To deliver final blow to the Democratic-Republican Party, Adams government created the Alien and Sedition Acts. At that time, a lot of immigrants were supporter of Democratic-Republicans. ...

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