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what is the republican political parties emblem
it is an elephant
what is a political party?
it is a group of people that seek control of the government through the winning elections and the holding of political office.
what is the purpose of a political party?
It is to nominate people to public office, generate money for party agenda and to aid in elections.
what is the democrat’s emblem?
The emblem is a donkey..
how did the political parties begin?
It began because of the ratification on the constitution.
who was a ratification federalist?
Alexander Hamilton
Those opposed feds are called a what?
a common-man
What is a multi-party system?
Is a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, this is the most common system in the world.
what is a one-party system?
a single political party forms the government and no other parties are permitted to run candidates for election.
what is a party membership?
voluntary, any religion and any age.
what happened in 1796?
The first fight feds against the anti-feds, after this the feds never won anything again.`
How was Goerge different from all the other presidents?
When he ran for president, he wasn’t in a political party.
In 1860 the first shift was coming and what was it because of?
It was because of the slavery.
There was a second shift coming after that one, what was the reason of it?
The reason it started is because of the great depression.
What caused the third shift after the great depression shift ( in 1968)?
political hippies, civil rights movement and the Vietnam war. Republicans lost control because of this shift.