
	Where results make sense

Topic: American Political Parties

	Politics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Whig Party straddled the issue and sank to its death; it was replaced in 1854 by the Republican Party, whose primary policy was that slavery be excluded from all the territories.
		Thus, for an American to say that he or she is a member of, the Democratic or Republican party, is quite different from a Briton's stating that he or she is a member of the Labour party.
		A party committee may choose to endorse one or another of those who is seeking the nomination, but in the end the choice is up to those who choose to vote in the primary, and it is often difficult to tell who is going to do the voting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States (4123 words)

	Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
		Thus, the AHP describes itself as "a political party that adopts the Bible as its political textbook and is unashamed to be explicitly Christian...
		The party ran nuclear physicist John Hagelin as the NLP Presidential nominee in 1992 (ballot status in 32 stares - 39,000 votes - 0.04%), 1996 (ballot status in 44 states - 7th place - 110,000 votes - 0.1%) and 2000 (ballot status in 39 stares - 7th place - 83,000 votes - 0.08%).
		Marxist political organizer James Harris was the SWP Presidential nominee in 1996 (ballot status in 11 states - 8,500 votes - 0.01%) and 2000 (ballot status in 14 states - 7,378 votes - 9th place - 0.01%).
	www.politics1.com /parties.htm (9647 words)

	:: Unit for the Promotion of Democracy - OAS.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Inter-American Forum on Political Parties, FIAPP by its Spanish acronym, is an initiative of the OPD for the development of hemispheric mandates aimed at the strengthening and modernization of political parties granted by the Member States in the Action Plan of the Third Summit of the Americas, and the
		The aforementioned effort speaks of the collaboration of different institutions and serves as a mechanism to bring together political parties, civil society, academics, electoral organizations, media and international organizations.
		The overall objective is to contribute to the reform and modernization of political parties and political party systems in the hemisphere by fostering discussions, exchange of experiences and the implementation of specific actions.
	www.upd.oas.org /lab/executive_coo/fiapp.html (270 words)

	[No title]
		Statement of Purpose: The purpose of American Politics Quarterly is to promote and disseminate high-quality research in all areas of American politics, including local, state, and national politics.
		Liberal party elites and lenient registration requirements are especially critical to the registration of the poor and the less-educated.
		This research examines the role of the personal contacting activities of the political parties as mobilizing forces in what Verba and Nie termed "campaign activities." A reformulated rational choice model is discussed in which parties seek to reduce certain avoidable and unavoidable costs associated with political participation.
	www.uwm.edu /Org/APQ (8690 words)

	American Political Parties
		The party eventually fades because farmers' situation improved in the late 1890s and because their political agenda was assumed by the major parties.
		Political parties were singled out as corrupt, undemocratic, outmoded, and inefficient.
		The Democratic Party by the late 1960s is deeply fragmented and seemingly incapable of dealing with the violence and turmoil, social and political, caused by the Vietnam War.
	www.mury.k12.ut.us /mhs/apus/handouts/politicalparties.htm (1489 words)

	Blogs Making Baby Steps in German Politics \| Election 2005 \| Deutsche Welle \|
		But as the entries in his blog's politics category continued grow, he realized they could sustain a blog of their own and in June the group-blog Kamikaze-Demokratie was born.
		While American political parties have already refined how to use Weblogs to their advantage in motivating voters to get involved in campaigning, it's a skill Germany's top-down parties have yet to pick up on, said Michael Essbach of the Weblog Küchenkabinett (Kitchen Cabinet).
		For politicians, who are the ones behind most of the country's political blogs, this is their first foray into this brave new world.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1698221,00.html?maca=en-moreover-topstories-eng-566-rdf (751 words)

	Copernicus Election Watch \| History of the Parties
		Eventually, this party changed its name to the Democratic Party, which is now the oldest political party in the United States.
		In an effort to put political power in the hands of the people, Democrats held the first national party convention to select their candidates, who were previously chosen by congressional caucuses.
		The Republican Party was firmly entrenched in American politics.
	www.edgate.com /elections/inactive/the_parties (1078 words)

	Ballot Access News
		When a candidate is seeking a place on a party primary ballot, he or she needs 7,500 signatures, or 5% of that party’s members, whichever is less.
		This is the bill that lowers the statewide minor party and independent candidate petitions to one-half of 1% of the last gubernatorial vote (approximately 17,500 signatures).
		Last year, the Libertarian Party failed to certify the names of its national ticket to the Secretary of State within one day after the close of the convention, because the state party officers were driving home to Michigan from Atlanta, Georgia, a trip which took longer than one day.
	www.ballot-access.org (2610 words)

	American political parties working to create division - gainesvilletimes.com
		This bitter, unforgiving state of mind is the result of a deliberate campaign of hate and ridicule, orchestrated and funded by both of our major political parties.
		The definition and pursuit of issues, for the betterment of our democratic principles, was avoided in favor of managing the outcome of the political process, based on bare emotions rather than common sense or unity within the commonwealth.
		Political philosophies between the two parties may be profound but need not be at the expense of our unique form of self-government, where the people, not the politicians, control the application of power.
	www.gainesvilletimes.com /news/stories/20050202/opinion/72906.shtml (278 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU of Alaska Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Political Parties’ Right to ...
		ANCHORAGE --The American Civil Liberties Uion of Alaska today welcomed a state Supreme Court decision upholding the right of political parties in Alaska to conduct joint primaries.
		“It’s just logical that a political party should be able to decide for itself whom it wants to allow to vote in its primaries.
		The court noted that the winning parties had a successful argument not only under federal constitutional law, but also under state constitutional law.
	www.aclu.org /VotingRights/VotingRights.cfm?ID=18912&c=32 (466 words)

	Politics1 - American Politics, Elections, Candidates & Campaigns
		It's just hard to spend much attention on political campaigns while the US appears to be a run like a third world nation in our response.
		Political consultant Robert Creamer -- the husband of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) pled guilty to two felony counts related to bank fraud and tax violations.
		Founded in 1869, the party reached the peak of support in 1892 when Prohibition Presidential nominee John Bidwell captured over 2% of the national vote.
	www.politics1.com (3347 words)

	The Third Party of America - Exploring Alternative Political Solutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For a political party to truly represent the voice of the people, we had to find a unique way to make that voice possible - and we have, through an innovative new collaborative environment being tested and studied NOW.
		We are always looking for political activists and motivators to participate in our party, but as the 2008 election draws near we find that we are inundated with people inquiring whether they can run for President on our party ticket.
		This candidate may be an independent or may be from an established party, but will not necessarily be a member of The Third Party of America.
	www.3rdparty.org (393 words)

	History of American political parties
		THE discussions concerning the national Constitution had party spirit in the new republic which speedily assumed definite forms and titles, first as Federalist and Anti-Federalist, and then as Federalist and Republican.
		The Federalist party was composed of those who favored much concentration of power in the national government; the Republican or Democratic party favored State sovereignty and the diffusion of power among the people.
		The lines between these two parties were distinctly drawn, during the second session of the second Congress, and the spirit of each became rampant among the people.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/historyof_bfh.html (389 words)

	Liberal Party of New York
		The Liberal Party will be happy to interview potential candidates for elective office in the present (2005) election cycle.
		Candidates who would like to gain the support of the Liberal Party are encouraged to e-mail their contact information to this website.
		The cost to us, as well as all the other plaintiff/intervenor parties, in receiving this consideration is that we must put a gubernatorial candidate on the General election ballot.
	www.liberalparty.org (575 words)

	Political parties, interest groups, and other movements around the world
		Third Parties '96 is a movement to build a new mainstream political party
		CANF - the Cuban American National Foundation is dedicated to the establishment of freedom and democracy in Cuba.
		Parti Constitutionnel a non-profit political organization for the adoption in France of the American Constitution and way of life
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /parties.htm (1049 words)

	National Libertarian Party
		Massachusetts Libertarians seek to regroup - (Sentinel and Enterprise article) Libertarians in Massachusetts are regrouping after a disappointing election last year and hope to field a stronger slate of candidates in the 2006 election, with the goal of regaining official ballot status.
		Delaware LP leader killed in small plane crash - Jim Conk, a stalwart member of the Libertarian Party of Delaware, was killed in a small plane crash in Pennsylvania on Aug. 13, along with two family members.
		Texas LP chair elected to office - Patrick Dixon, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Texas, was elected May 7 to the city council of Lago Vista, taking 68 percent of the vote to defeat an incumbent councilman.
	www.lp.org (573 words)

	PoliticalMoneyLine
		The organization registered as a Section 527 entity with the stated purpose “To promote civil justice in the legal system.” Cari O’Malley, former AMA regional political director and former public affairs director of the American Tort Reform Assn., is the executive director.
		Fired Up, a for-profit company that "publishes a network of web sites that provide a progressive viewpoint on political issues of the day", is seeking an advisory opinion from the Federal Election Commission affirming that it qualifies for the press exemption from various FEC rules relating to political comment and campaigning.
		The FEC appears not to have released all the files in the investigation and the top executives involved were not on the list of respondents in the matters released so far.
	www.tray.com /fecinfo (3049 words)

	The Greens/Green Party USA
		Our political goal is an America where decisions are made by the people and not by a few giant corporations. Our environmental goal is a sustainable world where nature and human society co-exist in harmony.
		The distribution of wealth in America is even more unfair. Here, the top one-half per cent of all property owners control over 25% of all wealth; while the top 5% sit on nearly 70% of wealth and property. What chance does the average person have for exercising his or her democratic rights under these conditions!
		The GPUSA Congress is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 6, 2005 in Room 200F at Washington University.
	www.greenparty.org (337 words)

	American Political Development
		American politics; American political History; History of Congress; history of the presidency; United States; the state; U.S. Constitution; political science; political parties; interest groups; U.S. elections; American exceptionalism; federalism
		David Brian Robertson, "Politics and the Past: History, Behavioralism, and the Return to Institutionalism in American Political Science," in Eric Monkkonen, ed., Engaging the Past: The Uses of History Across the Social Sciences (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1994), pp.
		William Winslow Crosskey, Politics and the Constitution in the History of the United States (U of Chicago Press, 1953) and William Winslow Crosskey and William Jeffrey, Jr., Politics and the Constitution in the History of the United States, Vol.
	www.umsl.edu /%7Epoldrobe/sy431bib.html (9809 words)

	The Life of the Parties: a History of American Political Parties Infos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Life of the Parties: a History of American Political Parties Infos
		academicbookreview.com: A The Life of the Parties: a History of American Political Parties Infosite
		The Life of the Parties: a History of American Political Parties
	www.academicbookreview.com /52807_the-lifeguard/mary-morris.html (204 words)

	The Constitutionalist Party
		But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency."
		In the landscape of American politics, it is difficult to find a political party that not only believes in the value of human freedom, but also realizes that change made must be done gradually and with forethought concerning the need for the people to adjust to new ideas.
		Therefore, the Constitutionalist Party seeks to improve America and preserve the freedom of the people by supporting a closer adherence to the Constitution as well as promoting ideas and policies that will realistically improve the state of human liberty in the United States.
	home.earthlink.net /~jmarkels/cp.html (561 words)

	The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California
		The American Independent Party is recognized by the California Secretary of State, with a registered I.D.# 742371.
		California and the nation need the leadership of the American Independent Party, California affiliate of the Constitution Party.
		James N. Clymer, Chairman, of the National Committee of the Constitution Party, has announced that the Fall meeting of the National Committee will be held on September 16-17, 2005 in Columbus, Ohio
	www.aipca.org (324 words)

	Democrats Abroad
		is the Democratic Party organisation for more than seven million US citizens living overseas.
		Forty-five separate country committees throughout the world organize local events and activities to encourage participation in the American political process.
		Three major inter-related issues dominate the national political scene as Congress nears its August recess: the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, the Plame/Rove case and the worsening conflict in Iraq....
	www.democratsabroad.org (366 words)

	American Political Parties and Interest Groups - Spring 2000
		Political action committees Law and legislation United States
		Also check the "Campaign Finance" category under "Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections" in the American Government section of the IGS Library's Internet Resources Gallery.
		There are links to major interest groups in the "Public Interest/Advocacy Organizations" category under the American Government section of the IGS Library's Internet Resources Gallery.
	www.igs.berkeley.edu /library/past/bimes.html (783 words)

	Political Parties of the Americas - Reference Page
		This section contains information about the political parties of the Americas.
		This section contains bibliographical information about political parties in the Americas, in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
		The sources listed on this site are not contained in or owned by the Political Database of the Americas.
	www.georgetown.edu /pdba/Parties/parties.html (127 words)

	The NES Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Guide provides political observers, policy makers, journalists, teachers, students, and social scientists with immediate access to tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion and electoral behavior and choice in American politics since 1948.
		Support for the Political System (such as trust in government and government responsiveness)
		Political Involvement and Participation in Politics (such as voter turnout, campaign contributions and other activities, attention to the campaign in the media, and interest in politics)
	www.umich.edu /~nes/nesguide/nesguide.htm (188 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)