Elections, Voting & Party Politics (130)
Conventions
First National Political Party Convention in 1831
First Democratic Party National Convention in 1832
Origin of the Republican Party
The First Republican National Convention.
The organization of political parties divided the nation by creating those who believed the role of government was to secure the blessings of liberty of the people and a strict interpretation of the Constitut
Read more…Political Party Conventions
The first Republican National Convention was held at Lafayette Hall in Pittsburgh on February 22–23, 1856. At this convention, the Republican Party was formally organized on a national basis, and the first Republican National Committee was elected.
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The Men Who Elected George Washington
In a pure democracy all of the eligible voters participate in the direct election of the President. In our republic the President is elected by representatives of the people in indirect elections. With the electi
Read more…Electoral College Reform
Currently every state has one elector for every member their state has in Congress. The state of California has a total of 53 Congressional Districts. The electors are chosen by the political parties, but should be chosen by the people in each of th
Read more…Preventing the Tyranny of the Majority
The Electoral College is Broken
The Political Parties and the Wall Street bankers and corporations determine who gets nominated and elected. "Winner take All" has got to go.
At the Constitutional Convention the hottest debate was over how the state
Read more…Repairing the Electoral College
Who Were the 69 Men
Who Elected George Washington?
Click George Washington's Face to Access His Farewell Address
Only 43,782 people voted in the Presidential election of George Washington in 1788 and only 28,579 voted to re-elect him in 1792.
The re
Read more…The Election of 1789
In 1789, the person with the most votes became president; the runner-up became vice president.
First election for president held, Jan. 7, 1789
On this day in 1789, the Unite
Electoral Votes
1 | California | 39,865,590 | 55 | |||||||
2 | Texas | 29,206,997 | 39 |
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3 | Florida | 21,299,325 | 29 | |||||||
4 | New York | 19,542,209 | 29 | |||||||
5 | Pennsylvania | 12,807,060 | 20 | |||||||
6 | Illinois | 12,741 |
Large States Versus the Small States
At the Constitutional Convention there was a battle between the large and the small states. The large states wanted to control the Congress and the Presidency and the small states feared that there they would become victims of democracy,
The large st
Read more…The Indirect Election of the President
In a true democracy the people would directly vote for their President, but in a republic the representatives of the people would elect the President.
Our founding fathers chose an indirect method of electing the President and a republican form of go
Read more…The Men Who Elected George Washington
Who Were the 69 Men
Who Elected George Washington?
Click George Washington's Face to Access His Farewell Address
Only 43,782 people voted in the Presidential election of George Washington in 1788 and only 28,579 voted to re-elect him in 1792.
The rea
Read more…Charles W. Kraut for President
Patriotism is alive and well in America
Charles W. Kraut
Website for Charles Kraut
Charles Kraut has been active in the defense of our Constitution for many years. He has addressed political groups a
Electoral College and the Popular Vote
The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College to prevent a democracy taking root in America. The founders understood that democracy was the greatest threat to our Republic.
Creating a bicameral legislature with the membership in one house being
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