Democratic-Republican Party

Examples of Democratic-Republican Party in the following topics:

• Uniting Competing Factions Within the Party

  • Democratic and Republican Parties have historically taken ideologically ambiguous positions in order to attract a wide range of supporters.
  • The two major Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States have historically been ideologically ambiguous in order to accommodate citizens representing a broad spectrum of interests.
  • Instead of adopting polarizing ideological views, the Democratic and Republican Parties stand for the core American values of liberty, democracy, and equal opportunity that appeal to many Americans.
  • However, some broad differences still exist between the Democratic and Republican Parties.
  • Meanwhile, the Republican Party tends to favor a more conservative view advocating a free market economic system and limited government intervention in the lives of citizens.

• 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 are permanent offices maintained by the Democratic and Republican parties to govern the daily operations of each party, as well as the special election and campaign operations conducted every four years.
  • 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.
  • Once a presidential candidate is chosen from each respective party, the Democratic and Republican National Committees provide crucial candidate support and party-building activities.

• Coordinating and Promoting Party Policy

  • Democratic and Republican National Committees help coordinate and promote party policies but do not organize the creation of policies.
  • The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC) help to coordinate and promote party policies, although they are not the central organizations that develop these policies.
  • The DNC and RNC coordinate party policy during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions where party platforms are adopted.
  • For example, the debate over abortion between the Democratic and Republican parties has resulted in policy stances that either support or ban the practice of abortion.
  • The Democratic and Republican Parties, additionally, maintain sophisticated websites where they can offer comprehensive overviews of various party policies.

• 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

• 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.

• Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties

  • Third party politicians tend to be more ideological than Republicans or Democrats because they do not have to play to the American middle.
  • Currently, the two major American parties are the Democratic and Republican parties, although the top two parties change over time.
  • A third party is any party that supports a candidate for election other than the two major political parties; at the current moment, a third party would be any party other than the Democratic and Republican parties.
  • Third parties tend to be more ideological and extremist than the Democrats or Republicans.
  • However, even as these parties are the largest of the third parties, they represent only a fraction of American voters and are more ideologically oriented than Democrats or Republicans.

• Party Organization

  • The modern two-party system consists of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
  • In general, since the 1930s the Democratic Party positions itself left of center in American politics, while the Republican Party positions itself as right of center.
  • The modern political party system in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
  • The Democratic Party, since the division of the Republican Party in the election of 1912, has positioned itself as progressive and supporting labor in economic as well as social matters.
  • Describe the organization of the Democratic and Republican parties in U.S. politics

• 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

  • During the 2000 US presidential election, the term "red states" was coined to mean those states whose residents primarily vote for the Republican Party and "blue states" as those states whose residents primarily vote for the Democratic Party .
  • The 2000 presidential election, however, was the first time that red became the standardized color for the Republican Party and blue became the standardized color for the Democratic Party.
  • Other networks alternated red and blue between the Democratic and Republican Parties every four years.
  • The association of blue with Democrats and red with Republicans is now part of the lexicon of American journalism and has informally been used by each party.
  • The Republican and Democratic Parties within a given state may have platforms that depart from national party platforms.

• Party Identification

  • Instead, people self-identify as Republicans, Democrats, or members of minor parties.
  • In 2011, 31 percent of the population identified as Democrats, 29 percent as Republican, and 38 percent as independents .
  • This chart indicates the number of citizens registered as Republicans, Democrats, or Independents.
  • Dark red districts supported Republican for President and Congress; red districts supported a Republican for President, and Democrat for Congress.
  • Dark blue indicates districts that supported Democrat for President and Congress; blue indicates districts that supported Democrat for President and a Republican for Congress.