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The Democratic Party evolved from political factions that opposed Alexander Hamilton's fiscal policies in the early 1790s; these factions are known variously as the Anti-Administration “Party” and the Anti-Federalists
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Thomas Jefferson
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April: US Library of Congress founded
June 14: Battle of Marengo -
November 1: John Adams moves into Executive Mansion, later known as the White House
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Each committee includes 25 Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) members.
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Each Convention Standing Committee has a total of 186 members (not including Committee officers) that cast 183 votes; 157 members are proportionally allocated among the states based on population and Democratic voting strength.
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2000 National Platform key ideals:
1. Prosperity: sustaining & strengthening economic growth that brought opportunities to many Americans in 1990s
2. Progress: paying attention to aspects of our lives that can't be measured in economic terms but which have a deep impact on our everyday existence
3. Peace: more than just the absence of war it means protecting America's security wherever it's endangered & promoting democratic values around the world -
James Madison, John Quincy Adams, William J. Bryan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and William J. Clinton
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Abortion, Budget and Economy, Civil Rights, Corporations, Crime, drugs, education, energy and oil, enviroment, families and children, and foreign policy
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Social Security
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Healthcare, Energy Independence, Secure Retirement, National Security, Economic Stewardship, Open government, Science and technology, Enviroment and Climate change, immigration reform, and civil rights and liberties
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Democrats hold 257 seats of the 435 in United States House of Representatives 2010 111th Congress
