Democratic Party

Electoral College (25 pts) The electoral college is a group of people whose job it is to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. There are 538 electors who represent the 435 House Representatives, 100 Senators, and an extra three people to represent the District of Columbia. To win, a nominee for president must get a majority of electoral votes. Most states have a winner-take-all method for electoral votes. The winner of the popular vote in that state receives all of the…

Washington made these statements in hopes that they will be followed and referenced in the future, since the issues he addressed had already been developing while he was in office. As time passed, political parties did form, although they do not split the country into parts; rather, they organize the American people according to their political beliefs. The United States of America does fight wars that were not provoked by a direct assault upon US land, but…

The United States has had great experience with many powerful leaders that influenced America greatly, but in 1932, a man with views and a character different than his predecessors won the trust of millions of Americans who at one point had no hopes, and a future seemed unclear. His name was Franklin D. Roosevelt, a man whose willingness to build the economy of his country as the most powerful nation, brought admiration not only among his fellow American citizens, but the rest of the worlds.…

educator in Bedford-Stuyvesant area of NYC, she was active in the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and fought against racism, proving herself in the political arena. Chisholm joined a local Democratic club who worked to get rid of the white Democratic machine that held the power in her Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The group challenged the white leaders on why the black neighborhoods were being ignored. The leaders tried to quiet Chisholm by placing her on…

It is the end of the Obama administration and now two candidates from each party compete against one another to become the next in line for presidency. Hillary Clinton is the Democratic candidate while Donald Trump is the Republican candidate.Although they have similar viewpoint in some issues, they differ greatly on issues regarding the economy, domestic, individuals rights, and defense/international policies. Economic issues that Clinton and Trump disagree on include cases such as…

prominence of democrats in the White House along with notable policy influence, the vision of small government and the self-reliant individual introduced by Reagan has continued to dominate political ideology for nearly forty years. In response the Democratic Party has failed to present a competing generalized vision of their own. Hinted at by the books title Lilla argues that American liberalism has remained entranced in identity politics. Regardless of the lefts benign intent to protect in…

One democratic candidate that intrigues many people is Hillary Clinton. According to On the Issues, education is top priority in Democrat Presidency. Hillary Clinton wants to make college affordable for students. She noted that “ College is supposed to help people…

Hillary Clinton ( maiden name Hillary Rodham) is a very successful candidate who is favored to win the Democratic nominee for president. Hillary Clinton is currently serving as a politician, a lawyer, and author. Hillary Clinton is 68 years old and she was born in Chicago, Illinois on October, 26th 1947. Her parents, her, and her two brothers grew up in a picturesque…

Representative and Senator, Robert M. La Follette Sr., a Republican representing Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional district and later the leader of Progressive party, was an excellent Congressman because he was an effective speaker, helped pass various reform laws and fought political corruption. La Folletes’s election to the Senate was a significant one, mainly because he was not influenced by ulterior economic motives. Within the first three years, La Follete helped pass laws in opposition to the…

Background The Populist I chose was Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton was the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, where she was defeated by Donald Trump. During an interview with CNN she blamed her loss on the email scandal FBI investigators brought up during the campaign. She was the first first lady to win a public office seat and the first woman to become a presidential nominee of a major political party. Ideology and Political Philosophy Hillary Clinton in a Liberal. This means that…