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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison created this party to oppose the policies of the new Federalist Party created by Alexander Hamilton.
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Thomas Jefferson was the 1st president for the Democratic Republican Party.
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The Democratic Republican Party split into two parties following the 1824 presidential election. The leaders of the two major factions of the party Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were both nominated for president. It ended with Andrew Jackson losing.
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The DNC was created and is in charge of developing the party platform.
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Thomas Nast popularized the symbol which was a donkey. He used it in his cartoons.
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He completely shifted the democrats to federal power. He also implemented the new deal which includes the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Social Security System.
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This act was passed which made the democratic party more popular among the black community.
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The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years by the United States Democratic Party. The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for president and vice president
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Under him the economy bommed. His second term was full of scandal and he was impeahced.
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He was the first Afircan American to become president and won two terms.
