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    The Democratic-Republican Party was an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in 1791–1793 to oppose the centralizing policies of the new Federalist Party run by Alexander Hamilton, who was secretary of the treasury and chief architect of George Washington's administration.[5] From 1801 to 1825, the new party controlled the presidency and Congress as well as most states during the First Party System. It began in 1791 as one faction in Congress and included many politicians

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    As the Republican Party Platform of 1860 came into existence, there were situations that occurred in the United States that were inevitable. The civil war was inevitable, just as the many other occurrences that happened and were yet to happen. Without the Republicans arising in that time and creating a platform to abide by, life in the United States would have erupted. The platform was created to secure the union and to stop succession by the south and to abolish slavery. Another issue

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    A Republican is a person who is involved with or supports the Republican Party. They support the ideals that the party holds in its party platform. Their party platform includes restoring the American Dream, reforming the Federal government, renewing American values, and abiding by the Constitution to fix the country. Some party planks include cutting government spending, making a Federal-State partnership to create jobs, reform the tax code, and organizing space missions and programs. A Republican

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    AB / Burrell Report If I could register to vote, I would register a Republican. For years now I have considered myself a Republican, and my whole life I have grown up in a dominantly Republican environment. I was able to affirm my standpoint after researching the party’s values and beliefs. The main idea behind Republican beliefs is that the individual is responsible for their role in society, and government should not be largely focused on the federal level. Essentially, the government should

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    government has two front-running parties: The Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These parties are both criticized by one another, and the political candidates are kept under a microscope at all times. One wrong sentence has the ability to bring the wrath of societal shame. With this term’s presidential race the Republican Party and its lead candidate have accelerated at these mishaps, which has conveyed a racial bias stigma. The denotative meaning of the Republican Party is to be, relating to, or

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    what their main objects will be once they arrive in office. In politics today, two parties exist; the democrat party and the republican party. Out of the pair of organizations, the democratic party remains as the world’s oldest political party. It was first founded in the year 1828 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Jeffersonian Republican or Democratic-Republican party

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    two main political parties, the Democratic Party, and the Republican Party, have divided the United States government. The Democrats are considered the liberal political party and can trace its roots all the way back to Thomas Jefferson when they were known as Jefferson’s Republicans and they strongly opposed the Federalist Party and their nationalist views. Republicans are considered the conservative political party and try to uphold more traditional values. The Republican Party came into existence

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    The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. I associate myself as a Democrat for the reason of their liberal views. The Democratic Party tends to be more liberal and support the views like same sex marriage, immigration, and social and economic equality. Many of the views the party stands for and beliefs tie to my beliefs. Some of the key priorities of the Democratic Party are the Economy, Poverty and Homelessness, Education, Healthcare Policy, Social Security

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    Conformity Within the Republican Party One aspect of American society to which people should not conform is the platform of the Republican party. The unwavering conformity of the Republican party prohibits its own members from making progress. If a certain politician’s view does not live up to the GOP’s standards then they are blacklisted. Each political party is entitled to their own ideas, but when any deviation from those ideas spoils a candidate's chances, then you know the party has gone too far

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    In 1792, the Democratic Party was formed. Thomas Jefferson’s supporters started using the name Republicans of Jeffersonian Republicans. In the 1830s, during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, the party assumed its current name. Shortly after, in the 1840s and 1850s, the party was conflicted over whether or not to extend slavery to the Western territories. The Southern and Northern Democrats were in disagreement. In 1860, the party split over the conflict. From there, the Northern Democrats had nominated

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