Assignment 3: The Socialist Party Of America

In 1792, the world’s oldest political party, the Democratic Party, was founded. During the presidency of President Andrew Jackson in 1830, the party adopted its name as the Democratic Party as it is known now. Prior to the renaming of the party, it was known as the Democratic-Republican Party founded by James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson in opposition of the Federalist Party. The Democratic Party’s purposed served to supported states’ rights and the strict interpretation of the Constitution (Mayne, 1). Correspondingly, providing financial support to family based agriculture was one of their main priorities (Mayne, 1). The Federalist Party, their opposition, consisted of wealthy elites that strived, and fought for one strong all ruling national government, rather than state governments. As the United States had just recently become independent, the Democratic-Republican Party was determined to prevent the United States from becoming a monarchy. Over the next century, the Democratic-Republican party began to split due to the lack of agreement on major ideas which led to the current two-party system. However, some ideologies remain the same such as moral stance, and socioeconomic status. Other ideologies like economic view and stance on government power have caused this split between the Democratic and Republican parties (Mayne, 22). It is imperative to remember that even though these two parties are completely different, they originated from the same party with one main goal; “To create a government that is run for and by its people” (Mayne, 23). I have still not developed a political identity, but over the past three years of my residence in the United States, I am more in favor of the Democratic Party and what they stand for.

There is a commonly held belief among the political savvy that the ideologies of the major parties seemed to have flip throughout the mid 20th century, more specifically between 1932 and 1968. These shifts are attributed to mainly to the New Deal Democrats, as well as the demise of the solid south of the Democratic party. It is entirely correct that geographically, the parties have done a 180 degree flip since they were established as the prominent parties in the early 1800’s. However, John Gerring makes the argument in, “Party Ideologies 1828-1996”, that the ideologies of the two major parties have been consistent over that period of time. Furthermore, the perceived shifts in these ideologies are due to the changing political climate in

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the socialist movement was destined to hold collective control of the modern economy. Socialism, in popular definition is the political movement to replace the profit motive and private ownership of productive property (Schneirov 2003). In 1901, the Socialist Party of America was born in order to meet these goals. The primary purpose of the party was to eradicate capitalism over time and to develop political reform (ency). Although the Socialist Party of America did not have the impact that the Democratic and Republican parties had, it is still regarded as having great influence on reform. This paper will focus on the background of the party, political influences, contributions, political achievements,

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the two major political parties in the United States which is the republicans and the democrats. The fundamental difference between the parties is the democratic party is left leaning, liberal, and usually associated with progressiveness and equality and the republican party is right leaning, conservative, traditional and associated with equity and economic freedom and with the ideal “survival of the fittest”. The Democratic Party is associated to the Democratic donkey. The Republican party is associated to the Republican elephant. Democrats and Republicans have opposing views and positions on several key issues, including economic, political, military and social matters.

History, in a way, always ends up repeating itself. Countless times in history, things that happened once before, have happened again. Things have become major problems in our society, were once resolved. One major thing that has followed this pattern and came up again from the past is the idea of socialism. Socialism is when the government has control of everything. Basically, socialism is the opposite of freedom. It is the opposite of what America itself stands for. The ideology of socialism has been tried all over the world throughout history.

The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) is a communist political party in the United States. It is the largest communist party in the country. Founded in 1919, it has a long, complex history that is mainly about the U.S. labor movement and the histories of similar communist parties worldwide. The CPUSA had a huge impact on the civil rights movement. It is known to have brought racial equality to the south. Senator Joseph McCarthy began hearings investigating the United States Army, which he charges with being “soft” on communism. These televised hearings gave the American public their first view of McCarthy in action, and his thoughtlessness, irritated rave, and bullying tactics quickly resulted in his fall from prominence and importance. The hearings were a complete failure for McCarthy. During the

The Democratic Party is one of the oldest and biggest party in the United States. The other one is the Republican Party. Every four years the party holds a National Convention where they pick one from their party to be the next candidate for the presidency. The last Convention took place in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012 where Barack Obama was nominated for President and Joe Biden was nominated for Vice President, and as we all know that turned out well Obama won and he became the 15th Democrat to take office, the Democratic Party currently holds a minority of seats in the House of Representatives and a majority of seats in the Senate, as well as a minority of state governorships and

The United States is run primarily on the basis of capitalism, which means that trade is privately owned, and not publicly. This shows that America, at its core, is not meant to be one nation-wide charity or some massive equalizer for its citizens, it is supposed to be a place where one has the opportunity to thrive, not the entitlement to. The American dream that we have all heard about is not that you can live your life however you want to and have the end result of a big house with a white picket fence and money in the bank. Much like a running race, this dream is about how everybody starts at the same place, but not everybody finishes at the same point; at least theoretically.

If a person thinks that the United States political structure is currently broken and beaten, consequently how does National Socialism factor into the person’s ideological. National Socialism is that one movement where people backed it and when it failed everybody claimed they never supported it or were forced into it by the supporters, in this case, Nazis. When the Nazis started World War Two, the purpose was to regain the pride and respect of Germany at the level that the Nazis thought matched to National Socialism views. In starting a war, the Nazi’s created their distorted version of their own Catholic Religion’s Holy Roman Empire and the days of the crusades. The problem that the Catholic religion developed, National Socialism had too. Their Achilles Heel was warfare in the capacity of defending territories from foreign armies. Due to National Socialism, primary and secondary objectives, the war did not fit the primary objectives. This lets Nationalism Socialism to be affected by the war in the areas of combat operations and the government. The war is the reason for the destruction of the National Socialism.

This president, who wants to inflict socialism onto the American People, has led the country into unknown territory as far as the American people are concerned. The American people have rejected socialism at ever turn. The polls continue to show this country is headed in the wrong direction by overwhelming margins. In addition, the American people have continued to reject this president’s policies at every turn. In the next election, we the voters can show force by rejecting the politicians who want to continue down this slippery slope. This country is the greatest country in the world regardless of those who continue to hate this country and its founding. They can be found in our schools where they are determined to teach the kids about

Founded on democracy and freedom, the United States’ very roots are being attacked. Although the transition is passive and nearly undetectable, America’s fundamental beliefs in the freedom of the individual are gradually being modified. As government intervention continues to burgeon, American citizens’ rights are beginning to diminish. It is noticeable through the implementation of federal health care, known as the Affordable Care Act, and the overall increase of government involvement in regards to the lives of the people. This results in a reduced ability for laissez faire capitalism; literally “leave alone” in French, it is the economic theory for the economy to be run without the government’s involvement. While no longer possible as a

The Federalist Party was composed of Alexander Hamilton, their ideologies were in favor of a strong centralized government to strengthen the country. The historical context of the first two parties are essential particularly, the economic and social situation, because it displays a pattern that continues into the 20th century. Throughout the 20th century, the emergence and downfall of political parties was often tied to political and social

With it being an election year there have been many questions being raised about politics and the policies that go with each candidate, especially about socialism and what it all entails. While there are many people that would like to have a Socialistic Government, these are the people that do not fully understand what it means. In this paper I will show you why socialism will be the death to America and why we need to keep our current system of capitalism. There is a quote by Alexis De Tocqueville to help prove my point, “Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude” (brainyquote.com, n.d.). To fully understand what socialism is one must first know how and when it came about and finally what it actually means. For a person to comprehend why a socialistic system would be so terrible for the United States, we have to understand our current system of capitalism.  Next, I will put socialism and capitalism head to head and point out the biggest differences. I will then dig deeper into the socialistic belief system and everything that will change and the possibility of if evolving to the communistic system.   Finally, I will show that socialism was once tried already in America and why it failed then for the same reason it would today.

The Left was created by the merge of the Party of Democratic Socialism and the Electoral Alternative for Labour and Social Justice. As one may expect, The Left leans towards socialism and is anti-capitalist. It also is no surprise that The Left’s constituency is mainly composed of Eastern Germans. Many of the members of the party are former communist party members and generally support Russian interests over those of the West.The Left supports broad and large amounts of welfare programs and is extremely pro-labor unions. The party also varies in demographic; therefore, it is at the forefront of the movement to achieve social justice in Germany.

Origin: The article, by Max Whyte, was published by Sage Publications Ltd. in the Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 43 in April of 2008.