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1. DEMOCRATES
by Amy Chophi.
Reg no.2301712009006
PRESENTATION

2. contents
Origin
1824 elections
symbol
division
civil war and reconstruction
democrats of late 1800s and early
1900s
stock crash and great depression.
1960s
20th century
conclusion

3. Introduction
The democratic party is one of the
two main political parties in US. In
the early days of the united states, a
political party known as the
democratic republicans dominated
the presidency.
1.THOMAS JEFFERSON
2.JAMES MADISON
3.JAMES MONROE

4. 1824 presidental
elections
1.Much disagreement over who
should be James Monroe's
successor.
2.Between John Quincy Adams and
Andrew Jackson
3.Adams wins the election.
4.established the base of what
would eventually become the
democratic party.
5.Jackson wins in 1828.

5. Not offically chosen untill 1844
a powerful force in american
politics since 1828
democratic party

6. Party
symbol
became permanent ,when Thomas
Nast used the animal to depict the
democrats.(rooster)
the image of donkey represents the
democrats since 1828
originally meant as an insult .
adopted it as a mascot because it
was an animal used by the
common man

7. the division 1850s
1.Southern democrats
opposed slavery. Joined anti-
slavery knowns as republicans.
2.Southern democrats were
in favor of slavery. Led by
radicals group called Fire-
eaters.

8. civil war and
reconstruction
nominated John C Breckinridge backed Stephen Douglas. Abraham Lincoln to victory in
1860.40 percent votes.
democrats solidifies its hold in
south.(opposition to
republicans )
SOUTHERN
DEMOCRATES
NORHTERN
DEMOCRATES REPUBLICAN
RECONSTRUCTION

9. democrats of the
early 1800s and
early 1900s
1.opposed imperialism
2.fought against
governmental corruption &
high taxes.
3.supported FREE SILVER
movement.(wanted us
currency to be backed by
both gold and silver.
4.william Jennings bryan
became the most vocal.

10. Progressiver era
and widrow wilson
1.widrow wilson becomes the
president in 1912.
2.A big champion of
progressivism
3.The 19th amendment act
,granting women to vote.
4.he was the first southern
president.
5.he segregates federal jobs.
Many African Americans were
forced out.

11. stock crash and great
depression
1.with this election,
democrates took control of
white house and gained
control in both houses of
congress.
2.in his first hundred years
he launched the new
deal.
3.beginning of an era of
democratic dominance.
4,FDIC
1.it raised opposition from
south.
2.they ran their own candidate
for president
3.most returned to democratic
fold.
4. this incident marked the
beginning of seismic shift in
party's demographics.
FDR ELECTED IN 1932 DIXIECRATS

12. 1960s
1KDemocrats won seven of nine
presidential electionsK
2KJohn F Kennedy was elected to the
presidency in 1960(NASA,peace
corps)
3K In the mid 1960s Lyndon Johnson
passes the civil rights legislationK(the
civil rights act of 1964)
4KThe great society started many
social programs to assist the poorK
(low income voters also joined
the party)

13. problems in
1968
vietnam war,
lot of social unrest
assassination of martin Luther king
jrK& Robert F KennedyK
whites in south began to feel civil
rights movement and commitment
of democratic party has gone too
far

14. 2oth century
in recent years ,they have
continued to experience success at
national level
contiuned their unparallel dominance
from 1932 to 1944 held majority
in senate for 52years.
ended in 1944,when republicans
won for the first time in 37 years

15. Conclusion
The democratic party remains
a powerful force in American
politics. Approximately 186.5
million Americans nationwide
are registered as democrates.

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