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    The Irish Republican Army

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    The Irish Republican Army started off not as a terrorist group but as a military organization and even took part in the Irish War of Independence. However, having lost the civil war they took part in, they stayed in existence with the plot to overthrow the Irish Free State and made their defiance against the British well know. They made its existence known to the world as a terrorist organization in the 1960s as the Clandestine “armed wing” of the Sinn Fein movement. They were devoted to…

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    advocate awareness to any issue, which may challenge the security and jurisdiction of the United States of America. TEA is a backronym that stands for ‘Taxed Enough Already’. This movement is known for its modest positions and overall role in the Republican Party. One of their main goals is to bring awareness to the public in terms of not spending more money than what it takes in and live under the constitution. This particular movement advocates for reduced U.S. government spending and…

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    The GOP Republican Presidential Debate of 2015 consisted of fiery topics, competitors, and opinions. Located in the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, 11 Republican candidates faced off addressing the country’s greatest issues the controversies surrounding each candidate, moderated by Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and Hugh Hewitt. Front runners included Fiorina, Rubio, Cristie and Bush, and they were considered the winners of the debate. This debate explored many aspects of the candidates and…

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    In American history, few ideological disagreements have been as important as the divide between Alexander Hamilton 's Federalist Party and Thomas Jefferson 's Democrat-Republicans. Both parties were led by brilliant men whose political arguments would lay the foundation for debates on the nature of government in America that are ever present in our national discourse. Hamilton thought America should drive ahead into the future as an industrial and mercantile powerhouse, whereas Thomas Jefferson…

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    and resistance from Republicans. Republican leaders argued the bill infringed upon American liberties while Democrats said the bill improved social justice and the lives of the citizenry, especially the 45 million uninsured. People who once could not find an insurance provider because they suffered from a previously diagnosed illness or people who were dropped by a provider due to an illness, now had the opportunity to be covered by insurance at an affordable rate. Republicans feared that the…

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    Republican Party: The Republican Party began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings throughout the Midwest in 1854. The Whig Party was collapsing, and many Whigs, as well as northern Democrats, opposed the extension of slavery. The Republican Party represented this anti-slavery view and thus gained followers rapidly. The party's first Presidential candidate was John C. Fremont, who ran unsuccessfully in 1856 although he carried eleven northern states. When Abraham Lincoln was elected as…

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    conservative beliefs would revolutionize the Republican party on a new path to gain supporters. At the time that he wrote his book, only eight out of the past twenty-eight years would a Republican clenched the presidential office, to which owed its thanks to Dwight Eisenhower being a war hero. Goldwater gathered his thoughts and beliefs into his ten-chapter book that brought economic conservatism to the spotlight and would be followed by top Republicans all the way up to the year 2017. The…

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    the 1800s Thomas Jefferson, the leader of the republicans, created the party in order to oppose the economic and foreign policies of the Federalist Party who is led by Alexander Hamilton. To me if I was in the position to choose I would most definitely pick the republicans. Thomas Jefferson and the republicans was the best side because their interest was the people, a strict government and the Louisiana Purchase was a major event. The republicans was not in favor of a strong central…

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    is the democratic and republican parties. Both parties have some similarities, but they mainly have a lot of differences. The Republican Party was formed in 1854 by former Whig party members to try and stop the spread of slavery into the west. The Democratic Party was formed around 1828. The two Parties started out as a single party, with a common goal. As the years went past the Party became two Parities with the Republican fading out for almost 30 years. The Republican Party has a strong…

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    intentions the Federalist party along with the Jeffersonian Republicans emerged into political life. Both parties had conflicting perceptions of the future of the United States. Specifically, Federalist and Jeffersonian Republicans stance on topics such as the economy, the Constitution, and foreign policy was extremely different from one another. Therefore, shaping two independent visions of America’s future. In due time the Jeffersonian Republicans procured power in the White House. While in…

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