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    accurate characterization are his title as the “Indian Fighter” and his actions as President of the United States. In The Battle of New Orleans and Seminole Wars. His actions, while extremely xenophobic and racist, were revered by the general public, but he is still seen as a national historical figure. He had a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans when he prevented the British from taking the Louisiana Purchase despite being outnumbered by around 10,000 troops. He was an

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    one political party was present. The party of Democratic - Republicans had four candidates running for the election of the President of the United States. The four candidates running were John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, William H. Crawford of Georgia, and Henry Clay of Virginia. Many factors lead to the election of 1824 being very contested among the American people and the government. One factor that was that all the candidates were of the same party. This meant many

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    State Hillary Clinton in presidential voting during the Democratic caucus on Sunday, March 6. Sanders will receive 59 of the county's delegates to the state convention to 29 for Clinton, according to partial results from the Maine Democratic Party. Delegates to the state convention will select 25 or Maine's 30 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The other five are pre-selected “superdelegates.” The results from the party did not include individual vote counts or results from

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    wing of the Republican Party, called the “Mugwumps” largely supported the GOP presidential ticket and quickly chose to support him in the 1884 election. As his second term began, disaster hit the nation when the Panic of 1893 ended up being a severe national depression, which was hard for Cleveland to deal with. It ruined his Democratic Party, giving the Republicans a chance for a Republican landslide in 1894 and for the agrarian and silverite seizure of the Democratic Party in 1896. The result was

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    George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Beginning his political career in 1964, Bush ran for a U.S. Senate seat against Democratic Senator Ralph Yarborough. Bush ran a hard yet struggling to own campaign causing him to win the Republican nomination but lose in the general election. About two years later, he won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives where he served two full terms. When his two terms were up, Bush decided to take another chance

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    1820s-1830s is often associated with an expansion of the political influence, economic opportunities, and social equality available to “the common man,” a concept of the masses which President Andrew Jackson and his newly founded Democratic party came to represent. The new administration certainly saw gains for the majority; namely, public participation in government increased to unprecedented levels, and several economic decisions were made to favor the people over monopolies. Beginning with their

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    As time goes on, some countries become more relevant in the global sphere while others start to fade away. Canada is a country that only becomes more relevant as time goes on. Since being granted full sovereignty, Canada has had a growing role as a major world player. Much of their international growth has to do with its close ties to the United States and the United Kingdom. However, the country has also undergone huge change and refocusing on a domestic level. With influence from both Europe and

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    dominating political parties in America; Democrats and Republicans, but where do they come from? The original American political parties were called the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. They both had different beliefs on the central government's power. Because of these conflicting beliefs, they held many debates over how to rule the country. Eventually these ideologies formed into parties. Now, hundreds of years and many debates laeter, America has over 20 official political parties and affiliations

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    Bitter Political Enemies

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    by the New York Times, the authors discuss the matter of the worsening political relations between the Democrat and Republican party. This article presents the sore relations of the two parties as an occurrence that has only “significantly worsened over the last 50 years” due to both sides of the aisle fostering a growing animosity towards the other side. The animosity, however, has evolved from disagreeing over policies and legislation, to outright disliking someone just due to the party they represent

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    today that is defined by hyper-partisanship, a confluence of factors have led my political leanings to lean left of center but center around a moderate outlook. As I grew up in a family with a Democratic mother and a Republican father, I often understand the logic of both sides. While many times political parties attempt to claim a moral ideological superiority, I believe that all people have their own experiences and opinions that justify their leanings. For me, a person’s political ideology is not

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