History Of The Republican Party

In Political Parties and Party Systems, Alan Ware summarizes the two main competing theories that attempt to explain party systems. First, the Sociological approach and then the Institutional approach. In order to comprehend his analysis it is necessary to realize that party systems are in a constant state of evolution, they do not remain stagnant. This evolution may, at times, be imperceptible and at others very noticeable, such as during a revolution; but the change is undoubtedly occurring. It is much easier to understand these theories if you view these two theories from a flexible standpoint as opposed to having a concrete beginning and end with exact delineations in between.

In 1854, The Whigs, which were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, started meeting in the upper midwestern states to discuss the formation of a new party. One of the meetings, which was held in Wisconsin on March 20th, 1854, is considered the founding meeting of the Republican Party. The Republican Party, which was officially founded by Abraham Lincoln, is also known as the GOP, Grand Old Party. The Republican Party was founded by anti-slavery activists, modernists, ex-whigs and ex-free soilers. The first official party convention was held on July 6th, 1854, in Jackson, Michigan.

For decades, the state of Texas was Democratic and then suddenly in 1998 the state flipped to Republican. Currently, Texas is the boldest Republican state in the country. For so long it was Democrat and strongly so but it has been Republican now since the nineties. The big question surrounding this topic is what happened to make it flip suddenly? Well, research provided a very strong answer that I didn’t expect to find. In 1988 two people were voted in that changed everything for Republicans; Kent Hance and Judge Thomas Phillips were the first republicans voted in since the Reconstruction. This kick started a Republican makeover of the state that all through the nineties Texans saw Republicans overtaking Democrats in every area. To understand how this went down in the nineties there must be an examination of the past. The Democratic party was the face of Texas for a century until the Republicans came back stronger than ever.

The Republicans have selected me, Arthur Chester, to be Garfield’s running mate. The Republican Party has favored Civil Service and I have decided to take part in this. In fact, I have considered not being nominated for a second term; in order to satisfy the American public. However, I know that a few may love me for this and others may not, but I am not just doing this for myself, but for the people.

With President Johnson’s leniency towards the South, it seemed as though the land that was promised to newly freed blacks, were being given back to former slave owners. Not only did it seem like former Confederate members were facing no punishment for their actions, but blacks were not receiving any compensation for their years of enslavement (not that anything could compensate for the years of torture and dehumanization they endured). Laws passed by Southern states who were readmitted back into the Union were discriminatory towards blacks. Along with the KKK who are responsible for the killing of many blacks from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. This prevented blacks from being able to integrate into society after the abolishment of slavery. Once the Reconstruction period ended, Southern Democrats took office and enacted Jim Crow laws, which was the start of racial segregation that left many disadvantages for African Americans. After Reconstruction, the country was essentially set back when the South reverted to its old ways. Race has played a significant role in the history of the United States. Today, race is a major topic in political

The Democratic party has not always been the progressive party that it claims to be now. The morphed out of anti-federalists and were originally led by Thomas Jefferson (Democratic Party). They were also known as the Republican Party until Federalists started calling them Democratic Republicans in reference to the radical democrats of the French Revolution. They began to adopt the name in 1798 after the Federalist John Adams was elected. In 1800 Jefferson beat Adams kick-starting a string of democratic wins and punctuating the beginning of the federalists descent into obscurity. In the 1810s and 20s new states entered the union and some states passed direct elections, meaning they voted in the election directly and not the representative as they previously did. The direct election caused a

In the 18th century, when the debate over the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution was present, the United States formed the two political parties: the Federalist Party, which supported the national government and were dominant until 1800, and the rival Democratic-Republican Party, which supported state governments and were dominant after the 1800s. The two parties led to the creation of the parties, Republicans and Democrats, that continue to exist nowadays.

As the 2016 US Presidential Election rapidly approaches, Americans continue to stand divided by party lines, with the moderates being tugged on both sides, with hopes that swaying them will put a candidate in office. However, in this critical moment that recurs every 4 years in the nation’s history, the dichotomy is drawn even deeper between the Republican and Democratic parties, with candidates on either side suggesting radically different solutions to the nation’s problems. Paul Krugman, a famous American economist, would support Hillary Clinton for the 2016 National Democratic Primary and the 2016 Presidential Election due to the unrealistic growth expectations Republicans are promising, the healthy economic policy liberals support, and

In the mid-1800s, the country was split between the Republicans, who had allied with the Union, and the Democrats, who had allied with the Confederacy. Over time, the Democrats and Republicans switched platforms and ideologies back and forth multiple times. In fact, Abraham Lincoln was a Republican by name, but today we would consider him a socially left-leaning Democrat. These switches were caused by Civil Rights in the 18 and 1960’s and other major events (DeMichele).

In the mid-1800’s, the country was split between the Republicans, who had allied with the Union, and the Democrats, who had allied with the Confederacy. Over time, the Democrats and Republicans switched platforms and ideologies back and forth multiple times. In fact, Abraham Lincoln was a Republican by name, but today we would consider him a socially left-leaning Democrat. These switches were caused by Civil Rights in the 18 and 1960’s and other major events (DeMichele).

Rueter (1995) provides a detailed look into the world of politics during the civil rights era. Rueter asserts that prior to the civil rights era, the Republican Party was not as effective in gaining rights for minorities compared to proposals made by the Democratic Party in the 1960s. He states that it was clear to minorities that the Democratic Party was more supportive of civil rights versus Republicans due to their lack of voting support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Because of this, Republicans were seen as being "against" minorities due to their lack of cooperation with the Democratic Party to end segregation and with President Johnson to allow equal voting rights (240-1). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 barred unequal application of voter registration requirements, outlawed discrimination in public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce, encouraged the desegregation of public schools and authorized the U. S. Attorney General to file suits to force desegregation, authorized the withdrawal of federal funds from programs which practiced discrimination, and outlawed discrimination in employment in any business (Loevy 1997, 211-3). According to Klarman (2004) the civil rights movement caused southerners to cling to the Republican Party and gave the Democratic Party more momentum to further support minority interests. The Republican Party's inability to quickly

The Republican’s principles were not to increase slavery, support of the protective tariff, establish a daily mail service, a transcontinental railroad, and enactment of free homestead legislation. The Republican principles believe that the only rule of a government is to protect the equal natural rights of individual citizens. The rights of individuals, not groups were the reason to creating a government. The individual's’ rights are cited in the Declaration of Independence and should be taking in action was the principles of the Republican. Abraham Lincoln believed that nation could not be under controlled if the states were split into slavery states and anti-slavery. That believe was what attracted the Northerners. The Northerners at that

By the 1980s, there was a steady increase in Republican voting for state level offices. Figures 1.11 and 1.12 show that there were major differences in presidential voting between the states, with the Deep South/Peripheral South divide becoming evident. Figure 1.8 shows that in the 1990s, for the first time, Republicans outnumbered Democrats in the South. After the 1994 election, for the first time since Reconstruction, a majority of the South’s members of Congress were Republicans. Republican candidates were receiving a greater percentage of the votes for state level offices as well. While in some states, the Republican Party still did not have a majority of party identifiers, the South had experienced a dramatic shift by the end of the 1990s.

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The Know-Nothing Party started on the east coast in 1854. This party was made up of people who wanted to reserve "political office for native- born Americans" also of those who were anti- Catholic (Foner, 490). When people of this organization were asked about it they had to respond with "I know nothing" that's how it got it's name (Foner 490). Many immigrants were losing their jobs because of this party.