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  • Democratic Party Conventions

    Democratic Party Conventions in the United States Concept of Party Convention For a definition of party conventions, please read here. Opening Date Site City Nominee for President Nominee for Vice President June 2, 1856 Cincinnati James Buchanan, PA John C. Breckenridge, KY April 23, 1860 Charleston and Baltimore John C. Breckenridge, KY Joseph Lane, OR…

  • Democratic Party Conventions

    Democratic Party Conventions in the United States Concept of Party Convention For a definition of party conventions, please read here. Opening Date Site City Nominee for President Nominee for Vice President June 2, 1856 Cincinnati James Buchanan, PA John C. Breckenridge, KY April 23, 1860 Charleston and Baltimore John C. Breckenridge, KY Joseph Lane, OR…

  • Democratic Party

    Democratic Party in the United States Introduction to Democratic Party Democratic Party, one of the two main political parties of the United States. Its origins can be traced to the coalition formed behind Thomas Jefferson in the 1790s to resist the policies of George Washington’s […]

  • Democratic Party

    Democratic Party in the United States Introduction to Democratic Party Democratic Party, one of the two main political parties of the United States. Its origins can be traced to the coalition formed behind Thomas Jefferson in the 1790s to resist the policies of George Washington’s […]

  • Party Convention

    Party Convention in the United States Concept of Party Convention In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Party Convention has the following meaning: A gathering of party activists and officials to write party rules, adopt the party platform, select delegates to the […]

  • Jacksonian Party

    Jacksonian Party in the United States Democratic Party The Jacksonian Party Introduction to Jacksonian Party In the 1830s, under presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, the Democratic Party developed the characteristics it retained until the end of the century. It was willing to use […]

  • History Of The Democratic Party

    History of the Democratic Party in the United States Democratic Party in the North-South Conflict period Introduction to History of the Democratic Party A voter backlash severely changed the party’s fortunes in the mid-1850s. The Democratic commitment to limited national power extended to the […]

  • Democratic Party In The Reagan Administration

    Democratic Party in the Reagan Administration in the United States Democratic Party The Reagan Setback Introduction to Democratic Party in the Reagan Administration Landslide victories by Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan over Carter in 1980 and Walter Mondale in 1984 further […]

  • Democratic Party After Eisenhower

    Democratic Party After Eisenhower in the United States Introduction to Democratic Party After Eisenhower The Democrats regained the White House with the election of John F. Kennedy in 1960 and passed much vigorous legislation, culminating in the Great Society policies of President Lyndon […]

  • Democratic Party Divisions

    Democratic Party Divisions in the United States Democratic Party Party Divisions (1890-1912) Introduction to Democratic Party Divisions Factionalism had always existed among Democrats, as different regional, social, and economic groups maneuvered to define the party’s stance and candidates; […]

  • Democratic Party In The Bush Administration

    Democratic Party in the Bush Administration in the United States Democratic Party Bush’S Second Term Introduction to Democratic Party in the Bush Administration Nevertheless, Bush won the election with 51 percent of the popular vote, and the Republican Party widened its majority in both the […]

  • Democratic Party In The Carter Administration

    Democratic Party in the Carter Administration in the United States Democratic Party Democrats Return to the White House Introduction to Democratic Party in the Carter Administration The nomination of a Southerner, Jimmy Carter, in 1976 brought the solid South back into the Democratic camp for […]

  • Democratic Party In The Clinton Administration

    Democratic Party in the Clinton Administration in the United States Democratic Party The Clinton Era Introduction to Democratic Party in the Clinton Administration In 1992 the Democratic Party recaptured the presidency after 12 years when Bill Clinton won the election. Clinton and his vice […]

  • Democratic Party In The Lincon Administration

    Democratic Party in the Lincon Administration in the United States Democratic Party The American Civil War and its Aftermath Introduction to Democratic Party in the Lincon Administration Increased southern demands for the protection of slavery and the resistance to it by northern Democrats […]

  • Barak Obama

    Barak Obama in the United States Democratic Party in the Obama Administration Introduction to Barak Obama Resources Notes and References Information about Barak Obama in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia Guide to Barak Obama In this Section Democratic Party, Jacksonian Party, Democratic Party […]