As you may know since the early years Americans have been employed by politics; although it has become easier and easier to be aware of the presidential stories; hell, you can barely turn the television on without hearing something about the political candidates now-a-days. As stated in the U.S. Constitution, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on the account of sex…” In short we (as citizens of our country) have the right to vote. There are many parties in the United States, but in my opinion only 2 stand out the most to which a lot more people have influence on. In the United States there is a two-party political system. These two parties basically control
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In order to grasp how each party works we must first understand their purpose for forming that party, fundamental beliefs, and positions. According to “Differences between Democrats and Republicans”, the Democratic Party started a very long time ago, when Thomas Jefferson was alive. These people were known as the Jefferson’s Republicans who greatly disagreed with the “Federalist Party and their nationalist views.” The Democrats selected a donkey for their symbol “due to Andrew Jackson who was publically named “jackass” because of his popular position of “let the people rule.”” The official Democratic Party was formed in the year of 1848. In the time of the Civil War a crack grew in this party due to a conflict between people who opposed slavery and who was for it; this led to a “new Democratic Party, the one we now know today. The Republican Party started just prior to the Civil War due to their long time stance for the elimination of slavery. This party became “official” in the year of 1860 “when their nominee Abe Lincoln became president of the United States. Their chosen symbol was an elephant; this was based on a cartoon in a magazine that portrayed the new group as an elephant. (The Democratic Donkey and the Republican
In order to grasp how each party works we must first understand their purpose for forming that party, fundamental beliefs, and positions. According to “Differences between Democrats and Republicans”, the Democratic Party started a very long time ago, when Thomas Jefferson was alive. These people were known as the Jefferson’s Republicans who greatly disagreed with the “Federalist Party and their nationalist views.” The Democrats selected a donkey for their symbol “due to Andrew Jackson who was publically named “jackass” because of his popular position of “let the people rule.”” The official Democratic Party was formed in the year of 1848. In the time of the Civil War a crack grew in this party due to a conflict between people who opposed slavery and who was for it; this led to a “new Democratic Party, the one we now know today. The Republican Party started just prior to the Civil War due to their long time stance for the elimination of slavery. This party became “official” in the year of 1860 “when their nominee Abe Lincoln became president of the United States. Their chosen symbol was an elephant; this was based on a cartoon in a magazine that portrayed the new group as an elephant. (The Democratic Donkey and the Republican