USA_PARTIES
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Political parties in the US |
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Party’s name + its colour |
The Democratic Party (blue) |
The Republican Party (red) |
Former name and History |
Democratic-Republican Party The Democratic Party was founded in 1828; however, it traces its origins back to the Democratic-Republican Party, which was founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and other influential opponents of the Federalists party of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. The Democratic-Republican Party favored a decentralized government with limited powers in opposition to the Federalist’s support for a strong central government. |
The Republican Party is a political party in the United States founded in 1854. The party’s first elected U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln, who took office in 1861. What does the Republican Party stand for? The Republican Party traces its roots to the 1850s, when antislavery leaders joined forces to oppose the extension of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories. The party ultimately stood for slavery’s complete abolition. |
Party’s symbols (traditional mascots) and their history |
The Democratic Party began using the donkey as its symbol in the late 1800s, after Andrew Jackson was referred to as a “jackass” in a political cartoon. The symbolism stuck, and today the donkey is synonymous with the Democratic Party. The party often incorporates the animal into its political campaigns, with slogans like “Democrats work for the people, not the donkeys.” |
An elephant is the traditional symbol of GOP, and its first important use is considered to be a political cartoon that Thomas Nast published on November 7, 1874, in Harper's Weekly. The party's alternative symbols include a bald eagle in states such as Ohio, New York, and Indiana, and a log cabin in Kentucky. It is important to note that the log cabin as a symbol for the Republican Party has no connection with the gay Log Cabin Republicans organization. The color identity of the party was not initially consistent until after the election of 2000 when the Republicans gained identity with the red color. It was an interesting coincidence in which during the night of the election, all the major broadcasters used the same scheme of coloring of the electoral map. They used the color red to color the states where Georg W. Bush (the Republican nominee) won, and blue for the states where Al Gore (the Democrat nominee) won. From then on, the media, the party, and the party candidates have embraced red as the Republican Party’s color identity, despite the fact that it is informal and unofficial to assign colors to political parties. |
Date of Foundation |
January 8, 1828; 195 years ago Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
March 20, 1854; 169 years ago Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political Position (right, left or anywhere in between) |
The left wing |
The right wing |
Ideology (their platform and values) |
Majority: Social liberalism (American) Factions: Centrism Progressivism (American) Social democracy (social programs, labor unions, consumer protection, workplace safety regulation, equal opportunity, disability rights, racial equity, regulations against environmental pollution, and criminal justice reform) |
Majority: Conservatism (American) Factions: Social conservatism Fiscal conservatism Centrism Christian right Libertarianism (American Neoconservatism Right-wing populism |
Current leader and Famous representatives |
Chairperson Jaime Harrison Governing body Democratic National Committee U.S. President Joe Biden U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries |
Chairperson Ronna McDaniel Governing body Republican National Committee Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell House Majority Leader Steve Scalise |
Number of seats in the legislative body of government |
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