Mike ****** AP US History 19 August 2011 Summer Reading Book Review: THE RADICAL AND THE REPUBLICAN The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics is a non-fiction novel that was authored in 2007 by James Oakes who possibly was a historian. The novel goes back in time and clearly and accurately involves the most significant dates and events. James Oakes writes this book while narrating in a chronological style. He surprisingly takes
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Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The United States party system began in 1789 before George Washington was elected to presidency with the formation of the Federalist Party founded primarily by Alexander Hamilton. The name eventually changed to the Republican Party during the Era of Good Feelings. From here‚ there was a split in politics and the two party system emerged with the National Republican Party and the Democratic Republican Party. From there‚ the National Republican Party transformed
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the Federalist Party‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ and the Democratic Republican Party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson. The Federalists were conservative and as a result their beliefs centered on a strong central government. The Democratic Republicans were liberal and supported the rights of states and individuals. The two political parties which formed after Washington’s presidency‚ the Federalist Party and the Democratic Republican Party‚ expressed the polarized extremes of the young nation’s beliefs
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Constitutional Characterizations of Federalists and Democratic Republicans Throughout time‚ in reference to the constitution‚ Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans have been stereotyped as strict constructionists‚ while Federalists as lose interpreters. The true test of these assumptions is revealed throughout the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison‚ two leading figures of these two political parties. Although Jefferson advocated strict interpretation of the Constitution in his speech his
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after 1952‚ the Republican Party has had fewer members than the Democratic Party. Yet‚ Republicans have been able to win the presidential election in nine out of fourteen elections. There are three major reasons how Republicans are able to win the presidency despite of having fewer members than the Democratic Party which are‚ Republicans are normally an older generation‚ care more about elections compared to Democrats‚ and understand what a privilege voting is. Of the many Republican voters‚ the primary
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Although the Democratic-Republicans were known for their strict construcitonalist values‚ their leaders‚ Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ often ignored their beliefs to extend the federal government and create national and politcal harmony. This compromising between the parties has dampened the Democratic-Republicans’ harsh constructionalist reputation. Some of the major issues that created Jefferson and Madison’s "flip flopper" reputation revolve around the Louisiana Purchase‚ the Bank of the
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essay will account for why Republicans won all the Presidential elections between 1896 and 1908 in America. The parties who dominated the elections in 1896 to 1908 are Republicans and Democrats‚ the two parties will be compared and explain why the republicans are more popular in 1896 to 1908 in the following. In terms of voters and parties’ associations with the people‚ Republicans had more powerful in political‚ social and economical relations than the Democrats. Republicans were popular with big
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was formed in 1969. The Official IRA declared a cease-fire in the summer of 1972‚ and subsequently the term IRA began being used for the organization that developed from the ’Provisional ’ IRA. Organized into small‚ tightly knit cells under the leadership of the Army Council the IRA has remained largely unchanged. It is difficult to know the exact number of IRA members because of the political and economic persecution that comes with publicly endorsing
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While perhaps no longer relevant with more notorious groups like ISIS or Al-Qaeda‚ be it in current activity or geographic location‚ the Provisional Irish Republican Army serves as a good example of a more tightly knit terrorist group that covers only a small geographic region. The Provisional Irish Republican Army is a paramilitary group located in Northern Ireland‚ who used to operate throughout‚ Northern Ireland‚ the Irish Republic‚ Great Britain‚ and Europe‚ with their tactics consisting of the
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allegiance. The Radical Republicans were members of the Republican party who believed that slaves should be treated equally‚ they were led by Abraham Lincoln and after his death and war they were led by the conservatives‚ South and the liberals‚ North. The radicals in the south boasted several important achievements such as funding the constructions of hospitals‚ insane asylums‚ prisons and roads. The radicals also introduced exemptions that protected the property of poor farmers while Republican legislators
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