Since the last of the Whig party left office in 1852, the .
American political system has been primarily a two party system. The.
Democrats and the Republicans have been the two parties fighting for .
the Presidency since that time. There have been many other parties .
since that time, but mainly, these two have gone unopposed against .
each other. However, how much good do these parties actually do? Would .
our country be run as effectively if the presence of political parties .
was no longer a factor? It is the opinion of the authors that the U.S. .
Government would exist without political parties and may, in fact be .
stronger. The concept of political parties seems to go against what it .
means to be a politician: to represent his or her constituents. More .
time, money and effort, it seems is put into getting elected to an .
office than actually doing work for the people in that office. One .
fairly recent example is seen in the case of the proposed federal .
Balanced Budget Amendment. Mark Hatfield, Republican Oregon Senator,.
went against his parties wishes and voted against the amendment. His .
party nearly abandoned him for choosing the people over his party. .
Many senators are faced with the same decision every day, but instead .
stick with party beliefs and not what they feel would be the best for .
the people. In order for true democracy to be achieved in our .
government, we feel drastic changes need to occur.
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Since the mid 1850's, the Democrats and Republicans have had .
control of the nation government. The only place where opposition was .
felt was at the state and local levels. However, in the early days of .
our country, third and fourth party candidates played important roles .
in politics. A few of these parties from our history are the: .
Democrat-Republicans, Jefferson Republicans, Whigs and Federalists. .
Many other lesser known or hardly known at all parties were the: .
Socialists, Unionists, Farmer-Laborists, Progressives, Communists, .
Republicans vs. ... Republicans support to have an across-the-board 15 percents tax cut. ... Republicans tolerate a Balanced Budget Amendment. ... Republicans support the "advancement of women in the military." ... Right now, the US government is comprised of republicans and democrats. ...
The Republicans were known to be strict constructionists who rigorously followed the Constitution. ... The Republicans also succeeded in gaining power, while following their belief of strict constructionalism. ... The turtle represents the snapping Republican, trying to prohibit the United State's trade. ... Although the treaty was approved, the Republicans now appeared to be extremely loose constructionalists. ... The Republicans and Federalists were equally inconsistent in their ideas and decisions. ...
Traditionally, Republican strength came primarily from New England and Midwest. ... The Speaker of the House is Republican J. ... Lastly, The Senate minority leader is Republican Senator Trent Lott. ... Republicans feel that environmental regulations should be based on science. ... However, the Republican party stands by the President in this issue. ...
In the time frame of 1801-1817, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the Republican presidents of the time demonstrated the differences of the Republican Party in several aspects involving the interpretation of the Constitution. ... As a result, he joined Jefferson to form the opposing party of Democratic-Republicans. During John Adams's presidency, Madison led the Republican fight against the Alien and Sedition Acts, which attempted to quell Republican opposition to Federalist foreign policy toward France. ... Throughout the "Jeffersonian Era" conflict with the Federalist and Republica...
With Republicans in control we are going to see many of their issues finally getting passed. ... "The discussion about Iraq," Bill McInturff, a Republican says, "has prevented the Democrats from coalescing the economic sentiment against Bush and the Republicans." War is going to be a top priority with the Republicans in control of the houses. ... Taxes are another big issue with the Republicans. ... With Republicans in the both houses now, Bush may be able to get things done. ...
The case of Marbury vs. Madison, which was held in 1803, pitted the ideas of the Federalists against the newly appointed Republican government and if Marbury should be granted a commission to the court. ... Since he was given his commission in the Adams administration and now Jefferson was president many felt Madison did this deliberately since he was a republican and Marbury a federalist. ...
The Republicans thought that the farmers were the backbone of the economy due to the large production of crops. ... The Jay Treaty in 1794 greatly disturbed the Republicans because the British said the states still had a pre-revolutionary war debt to pay. ... The republicans reversed situations saying the constitution should be amended and are able to be interpreted to the needs of the people (Doc G). ... Unlike the Republicans, the Federalists believed the merchants were the backbone of the economy. ... Madison should be against tariffs, but he leaned to the Republican side and put a tari...
His topic concerns the lasting affects the Republicans unwillingness to push for stronger nationalistic control over state rights. ... This clearly 2 states his position on what he believes to be a gross error on the part of the Republican leadership in the time of Reconstruction. ... It seems the product of the Republicans lack of ability to make a stronger attempt toward pulling for greater national protection of citizen's rights. ... Republicans failed to see the long-term effects their lack of leadership would cause. ... It seems that the Republicans wished to guarantee freed...
Thomas Jefferson created his own political party called the Democrat-Republicans. ... The Republicans were characterized as being strict constructionists and advocating states' right. ... The Federalists also pro-Britain, while Republicans were pro- France. ... In fact, Republicans have been said to have, "Out Federalized the Federalists" numerous times throughout these years. The weak generalization that Republicans and Federalists stayed true to their fundamental constructionist positions is incorrect. ...
