Political parties in the United States

people’s freedom from the colonial power. An influential leader who won the trust and support of the United States together with other prominent western nations. Misuse of jurisdiction and use of public funds for the wealth acquisition…

Citizens of a Federal Republic share the privilege to voice their political views through their state. This provides the foundation for political parties that provide suggestions for reform that will better the government in favor of the people. Political parties are formed by citizens who want change and want to speak on behalf of their fellow citizens. Different political methods determine which political parties best suit the people's needs. The most public methods are elections, these allow…

Second, while American’s political culture is quite unique compared to other nations, there are a great deal debate on how the government should be run. As a result, many political parties have arisen each differing slightly or drastically from one another. The two most prominent parties are the Republican (Red America) and Democrat (Blue America). A Republican can be defined as someone who prefers a small government that provides less services for America. They are generally opposed to gay…

specific types of events and political situations repeat themselves over time, and the Roman Empire was subject to this as well. Though differences exist, the United States is a modern representation of the Roman Empire. A key characteristic of an empire is continuous expansion, and is seen in both international powers. Reducing the power of the ordinary citizen is also a common factor in the empire and country. Despite these examples though, it may be said that the United States does not…

The story of JFK and the Vietnam War cannot be told without first telling the story of the political development before the war even was a possibility. At the end of World War 2 The United States no longer had to wage war against the Germans and the Japanese. Instead, The United States began to keep a watchful eye on their World War 2 ally in the Siberian North: Russia. After the fall of Nazi Germany, the Russian and American armies met for the first time on April 25, 1945, at the Elbe River in…

There are three branches that make up the United States Government, and that includes: the legislative, executive, and judicial branch. Each branch has a certain job to do, so to say, and each one is made up of different types of people; whether this concerns their religion, race, political party or gender. The demographics of each of these branches affects their duties in some way, either good or bad. It affects the American people, their lives, and the society they live in. These four major…

The annexation of Texas emerged as an important political issue because of the South’s (Democrats) insistence of expanding slavery and the North’s (Whigs) attempts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As soon as the Republic of Texas went into existence it unanimously voted to be annexed by the United States. The Texans also legalized slavery and to make it worse, also outlawed free blacks in the state. With Sam Houston as the Texans’ first president and Andrew Jackson in the White House, the…

statement, he did have one strong opponent in the political realm with Alexander Hamilton, that caused the first two political parties to be established in the Western World. The Federalist party, led by Alexander Hamilton, represented urban commercial interests of seaports; whereas the…

Czechoslovakia was a satellite state of the Soviet Union and one that was considered the model satellite state. Antonin Novotny, the first secretary of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, was replaced by Alexander Dubcek in January of 1968. Dubcek represented the moderate reform element in the party and as a Slovak he also represented the Slovak interests that had been neglected. However, changes in Soviet rule over the Czechs allowed changes to be made in Czechoslovakia. For example, during…

Introduction Since October 19th 1960, our United States government has had an economic embargo (trade blockade) against Cuba. This embargo significantly impacted trade corporations in Cuba because it restricted exports from the United States. Then on February 7th 1962, the embargo was extended to include the restriction of almost all imports from Cuba to the United States. This extension of the embargo caused notable harm to the Cuban economy and consequently, the wellbeing of citizens residing…