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  2. History of the Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Both Bryan and Wilson were leaders of the progressive movement in the United States (1890s1920s) and opposed imperialistic expansion abroad while sponsoring liberal reforms at home despite supporting racism and discrimination against African Americans in government offices and elsewhere.

  3. Democratic Party | History, Definition, & Beliefs | Britannica

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    The Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the United States and among the oldest political parties in the world. It traces its roots to 1792, when followers of Thomas Jefferson adopted the name Republican to emphasize their anti-monarchical views.

  4. Democratic Party - HISTORY

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    The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, and the nation’s oldest existing political party. After the Civil War, the party dominated in the South due...

  5. The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide -...

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    The Democratic-Republican Party of the 1790s was a response to the Federalist Party led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. While the former championed states’ rights, individual liberties, and an agrarian-based economy, the latter advocated for a strong central government and banking system.

  6. Democratic Party summary | Britannica

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    Democrats became dominant again in 1932, electing Franklin D. Roosevelt. A coalition of urban workers, small farmers, liberals, and others sustained Democrats in office until 1953, and the party regained the presidency with the election of John F. Kennedy in 1960.

  7. Democratic Party - Platforms, Ideology, Structure | Britannica

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    Democratic Party - Platforms, Ideology, Structure: Despite tracing its roots to Thomas Jefferson—who advocated a less-powerful, more-decentralized federal government—the modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with powers to regulate business and industry in the public interest; federally financed social ...

  8. Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in the 1820s, the party's main political rival since the 1850s has been the Republican Party; the two parties have since dominated American politics.

  9. The History and Origin of the U.S. Democratic Party - ThoughtCo

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    The Democratic Party was created in the early 1790s by former members of the Democratic-Republican Party founded by influential Anti-Federalists including Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Other factions of the same Democratic-Republican Party formed the Whig Party and the modern Republican Party.

  10. Democratic Party - Ballotpedia

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    History. Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party trace their roots to the Democratic-Republican Party, which was founded in 1792 in opposition to George Washington 's Federalist Party. Thomas Jefferson was an early leader of the Democratic-Republicans and the party's first president.

  11. Party Symbols | National Museum of American History

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    The parties typically adopted national symbols, such as the eagle and the flag. After 1840 the Democratic Party often represented itself as a rooster. Such symbols contended, unsuccessfully, with the popularity of donkeys and elephants into the 20th century. Campaign gimmick, rooster. View object record. Campaign gimmick, 1889. View object record.