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How Parties Began.
Political parties as we know them did not begin to develop until the late 1600's. -
English Political Parties.
They wanted people to have more rights and gain more control of their government. In time, as Parliament took greater control, the Whigs and Tories developed into organized parties. -
Early U.S. Parties
This was the first United States political party -
Political Parties in the United States
The leaders of the American Revolution did not like the idea of parties and political battles between parties.Nevertheless, the men who held these views founded the first two great American political parties. -
How U.S. Parties Work
The parties are run by county and state committees. Committee members may be elected at primaries, chosen at state conventions, or appointed by party officers. The two major parties also have national committees, made up of one man and one woman from each of the 50 states and U.S. territories -
Democrats and Republicans
Today both parties agree in general on social security, unemployment insurance, basic foreign policy, and civil rights