Tag: Political parties

  • 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…

  • Republican Party Conventions

    Republican Party Conventions in the United States Concept of Party Convention For a definition of (republican or democrat) party conventions, please read here.   Opening Date Site City Nominee for President Nominee for Vice President June 17, 1856 Philadelphia John C. Frémont, CA William L. Dayton, NJ May 16, 1860 Chicago Abraham Lincoln, IL Hannibal…

  • Third Political Parties

    Third Political Parties in the United States Third Parties and Alternative Political Movements In alphabetical arrangement, with dates: Afro-American Party, 1960s America First Party, 1943-1960s American Beat Party, 1959-1960s American Independent Party, 1968-1990s […]

  • Third Political Parties

    Third Political Parties in the United States Third Parties and Alternative Political Movements In alphabetical arrangement, with dates: Afro-American Party, 1960s America First Party, 1943-1960s American Beat Party, 1959-1960s American Independent Party, 1968-1990s […]

  • Non-partisan

    Non-partisan in the United States Concept of Non-partisan In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Non-partisan has the following meaning: The dissociation of a political agent or activity from partisan politics. In reference to elections, non-partisan describes elected […]

  • Whig Party History

    Whig Party History in the United States History The following information about Whig Party is based on the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers. It is a continuation of the entry about […]

  • Whig Party History

    Whig Party History in the United States History The following information about Whig Party is based on the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers. It is a continuation of the entry about […]

  • Yellow Dog Democrat

    Yellow Dog Democrat in the United States Concept of Yellow Dog Democrat In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Yellow Dog Democrat has the following meaning: Description of a die-hard partisan loyalist who would vote for anyone rather than vote for a Republican. […]

  • Political Party

    Political Party in the United States Introduction The United States’ political parties have been a major source of constitutional change over the course of our political history, despite the fact that the Constitution makes no mention of political parties. In fact, most of the Framers were […]

  • Political Party

    Political Party in the United States Introduction The United States’ political parties have been a major source of constitutional change over the course of our political history, despite the fact that the Constitution makes no mention of political parties. In fact, most of the Framers were […]

  • Jacksonian Democrats

    Jacksonian Democrats in the United States Concept of Jacksonian Democrats In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Jacksonian Democrats has the following meaning: The Democratic Party behind General Andrew Jackson ascended to national dominance beginning in 1828, marking […]

  • Party Platform

    Party Platform in the United States Concept of Party Platform In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Party Platform has the following meaning: A political party’s statement of its general philosophy and its specific policy positions in a given election cycle. (Source of […]

  • Party Platform

    Party Platform in the United States Concept of Party Platform In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Party Platform has the following meaning: A political party’s statement of its general philosophy and its specific policy positions in a given election cycle. (Source of […]

  • Party Committe

    Party Committe in the United States Compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act For detailed information, see: Campaign Advertising in this Encyclopedia Campaign Finance in this Encyclopedia Compliance with other Laws In addition to complying with the Federal Election […]