Democrat-Republicans

Examples of Democrat-Republicans in the following topics:

• The "Reign of Witches"

  • The "Reign of Witches" was a descriptive catchphrase used by Democratic-Republicans to criticize the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts.
  • "The Reign of Witches" is a termed used by Democrat-Republicans to describe the Federalist party and John Adams after the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
  • Hence, Jefferson, Madison, and other Democratic-Republicans combatted the Alien and Sedtion acts by mobilizing widespread party support during the1800 election campagin and defending those persecuted under the legislation.
  • They were signed into law by President John Adams and were intended as a direct political attack on the Democrat-Republicans.
  • The Federalist-dominated Congress believed that Democrat-Republicans, fueled by the French and French-sympathizing immigrants, posed a subversive threat to the United States.

• The Republican Alternative

  • The Democratic-Republican Party, was an American political party founded around 1791 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
  • The Republican Party, usually called the Democratic-Republican Party, was an American political party founded about 1791 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
  • In 1801, the Democrat-Republicans came to power with Jefferson's election to president.
  • The election wrought a complete shift in political power and ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican Party rule.
  • Describe the formation of the Democratic-Republican party and the central grounds of its opposition to the Federalists

• Organizing Campaigns and Elections

  • The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC), in particular, are the central organizations devoted to campaign and political activity in support of the Democratic and Republican Party candidates.
  • The DNC and RNC establish connections between followers of the Democratic and Republican parties with the respective leadership of each party.
  • The Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee connect voters with party leadership in a variety of ways.
  • Aside from the process of nominating a presidential candidate, the DNC and RNC's roles in selecting candidates to run on the Democratic and Republican Party ticket is minimal.
  • Later, the DNC and RNC supervise the presidential nominating conventions that officially declare the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.

• Hosting Conventions

  • The major political parties in the U.S. host the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to select candidates and rally supporters.
  • The two major political parties in the U.S. host the quadrennial Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention to determine their respective presidential and vice presidential candidates.
  • The Democratic National Committee administers the Democratic National Convention while the Republican National Committee administers the Republican National Convention.
  • In recent years, candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties have been known in advance of these conventions.
  • Subsequently, the more modern focus of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions has been to unify each respective party by having delegates vote on issues that the nominee can incorporate into their presidential campaign.

• Red States vs. Blue States

  • The terms "red state" (Republican-voting) and "blue state" (Democratic-voting) were standardized during the 2000 US presidential election.
  • Other networks alternated red and blue between the Democratic and Republican Parties every four years.
  • Despite the nearly nationwide acceptance of Republican red states and Democratic blue states, the paradigm has come under criticism.
  • The Republican and Democratic Parties within a given state may have platforms that depart from national party platforms.
  • The designation of states as either being red or blue also ignores those states that are closely divided between Democratic and Republican candidates.

• The Democratic Party

  • The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States along with the Republican Party.
  • Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organized these factions into the Democratic-Republican Party.
  • The Democratic-Republican Party gained power in the election of 1800.
  • Most War Democrats rallied to Republican President Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans' National Union Party in the election of 1864, which featured Andrew Johnson on the Republican ticket even though he was a Democrat from the South.
  • Since 1912, the Democratic Party has moved to the left of the Republicans on economic and social issues.

• The Clinton Administration Moves Right

  • The day after the election, Democratic Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama changed parties, becoming a Republican.
  • Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison took a senate seat from the Democrats in Texas.
  • Republicans Frank Lucas and Ron Lewis picked up two congressional seats from Democrats in Oklahoma and Kentucky in May 1994.
  • The 1994 election also marked the end of the Conservative Coalition, a bipartisan coalition of conservative Republicans and Democrats (often referred to as "boll weevil Democrats" for their association with the U.S.
  • In the 2006 elections, Democrats won both the House of Representatives (233 Democrats, 202 Republicans) and the Senate (49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 2 Independents caucusing with the Democrats) as well as the majority of state governorships (28-22).

• The Modern Era of Political Parties

  • Modern politics in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
  • Modern politics in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
  • Democrats were still the largest political party with more than 42 million voters (compared with 30 million Republicans and 24 million independents).
  • The 2008 elections, while won by a Democrat, reflect the relatively even divide in the United States between the Republican and Democratic Parties.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the key issues that divide the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States

• Congressional Campaign Committees

  • Congressional Campaign Committees exist for both Democrats and Republicans, and work to elect candidates from each party to the House of Representatives.
  • The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body.
  • The Chairperson of the DCCC is the fourth ranking position among House Democrats, after the Minority Leader, the Minority Whip and the Democratic Caucus Chairperson.
  • The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is the Republican Hill committee which works to elect Republicans to the United States House of Representatives.
  • Republican Leader John Boehner and the seven other elected leaders of the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives serve as ex-officio members of the NRCC's executive committee.

• Gridlock in Government

  • Republican President Bush faced opposition for many of his initiatives by the Democratic Congress, resulting in a gridlocked government.
  • Because of the Democratic Party majority in both houses, Republican President George H.
  • Scrambling, Bush accepted the Democrats' demands for higher taxes and more spending, which alienated him from Republicans and gave way to a sharp decrease in popularity.
  • This agreement with the Democratic leadership in Congress proved to be a turning point in the Bush presidency; his popularity among Republicans never fully recovered.
  • Red indicates 2 Republican seats, dark blue indicates 2 Democratic seats, and pink indicates one Republican and one Democratic seat.