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Active Political Parties In the United States: Black Panthers Communist Party Constitutional Party Democratic Party Green Party Labor Party Libertarian Party Republican Party Socialist Labor Party Socialist Party
 * **Noun** || **1.** || [[image:http://img.tfd.com/wn/C8/673DE-political-party.gif width="135" height="86" align="right" caption="politicalparty"]]**political party** - an organization to gain political power; ||

Though there are still many active political parties today the most prominent parties are the Democrats and the Republicans. The chart below displays common beliefs of democrats and republicans.

vs Republicans ||
 * || Democrats
 * < Philosophy: ||< Liberal ||< Conservative ||
 * < Chairperson: ||< Debbie Wasserman Schultz ||< Reince Priebus ||
 * < Famous Presidents: ||< Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter ||< Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon ||
 * < Symbol: ||< Donkey ||< Elephant ||
 * < Economic Ideas: ||< Favor minimum wages and progressive taxation i.e. higher tax rates for higher income brackets. ||< Believe taxes shouldn't be increased for anyone (including the wealthy) and that wages should reflect free market. ||
 * < Stand on Death penalty: ||< Support for the death penalty is strong among democrats but opponents are a substantial fraction. ||< A large majority of Republicans support the death penalty. ||
 * < Stand on abortion: ||< Should not be made illegal; support Roe v. Wade (some Democrats disagree) ||< Should not be legal; oppose Roe v. Wade (some Republicans disagree) ||
 * < Stand on Military issues: ||< Decreased spending ||< Increased spending ||
 * < Traditionally strong in states: ||< California, Massachusetts ||< Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas ||
 * < Social and human ideas: ||< Community and social responsibility based ||< Individual rights and justice based ||
 * < Color: ||< Blue ||< Red ||
 * < Founded in: ||< 1824 ||< 1854 ||
 * < Website: ||< www.democrats.org ||< www.gop.com ||
 * < Stand on gay marriage: ||< Support (some Democrats disagree) ||< Oppose (some Republicans disagree) ||
 * < Senate Leader: ||< Harry Reid ||< Mitch McConnell ||
 * < About: ||< A Democrat may be one who votes or supports the American Democratic political party, aligns with their leadership and donates, volunteers or participates in the party for purposes of governing the society. ||< A Republican may be one who votes for the American Republican political Party, aligns with their leadership and donates, volunteers or participates in the party for purposes of governing society ||



Constitutional Party- Mission Statement "The mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations." "Mission Statement," Constitution Party website (accessed Sep. 24, 2008)

Democratic Party- Mission Statement "The Democratic Party is committed to keeping our nation safe and expanding opportunity for every American. That commitment is reflected in an agenda that emphasizes the strong economic growth, affordable health care for all Americans, retirement security, open, honest and accountable government, and securing our nation while protecting our civil rights and liberties."

"What We Stand For," democrats.org (accessed Sep. 24, 2008)

Libertarian Party-

Mission Statement

"Our vision is for a world in which all individuals can freely exercise the natural right of sole dominion over their own lives, liberty and property by building a political party that elects Libertarians to public office, and moving public policy in a libertarian direction." "Introduction," www.lp.org (accessed Sep. 24, 2008)

Reform Party- Mission Statement "We, the members of the Reform Party USA, commit ourselves to reform our political system. Together we will work to re-establish trust in our government by electing ethical officials, dedicated to fiscal responsibility and political accountability." "Mission Statement," reformparty.org (accessed Sep. 25, 2008)

Republican Party - Mission Statement >> "Republicans have a long and rich history with basic principles: Individuals, not government, can make the best decisions; all people are entitled to equal rights; and decisions are best made close to home." "The Republican Party - GOP History," www.gop.com (accessed Sep. 24, 2008)

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