Focus on the Republican Party
04 November 2008 à 16h23
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The second largest party in the USA has been in existence for 254 years.The Republican Party, John McCain's party, known for its conservative policies, was founded in opposition to slavery and at first proposed a modern vision of the United States. Since 1856, the Republican candidates have won 23 of the 38 presidential elections, and 7 of the 10 last. Their first president was the brilliant Abraham Lincoln, who accelerated the abolition of slavery. The 19th Republican to hold that office is George W. Bush. 22 of the 50 American governors are Republican.
The principal current positions of the party are : social conservatism, aggressive foreign policy to defeat terrorism, tax cuts and deregulation of the economy. The Republicans are represented by an elephant since a political cartoon published in 1874. But the party has not always been symbolized by the big animal. First it was the agile eagle, as opposed to the Democratic rooster. Since the 2000 election, its color is red , even if the party hasn’t officially adopted it.
A lot of celebrities are involved in the promotion of the party : Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, John Malkovich, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Adam Sandler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vince Vaughn, Bruce Willis, Alice Cooper, …
In the XXth century, some Republican presidents have been really important to American history. Dwight Eisenhower was the thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general in the United States Army. He oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race and enlarged the Social Security program.
Richard Nixon was president of the United States between 1969 and 1974, and the only president to ever resign from office.
He was chosen by Republican Party nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower to be his running mate in 1952 and served as vice president from 1953 until 1961. Under President Nixon, the United States followed a foreign policy marked by détente with the Soviet Union. Nixon successfully negotiated a ceasefire with North Vietnam, effectively ending American involvement in the Vietnam War. In the face of likely impeachment and conviction for his role in the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974.
Ronald Reagan, originally a member of the Democratic Party, switched to the Republican Party in 1962, at the age of 51. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election in 1980. Reagan implemented bold new political and economic initiatives. His supply side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," included deregulation and substantial tax cuts implemented in 1981. He was reelected in a landslide in 1984. Reagan's second term was primarily marked by foreign policy issues, namely the ending of the Cold War. The president had previously ordered a massive military buildup in an arms race with the Soviet Union, countering the strategy of détente. He publicly described the USSR as an "evil empire" and supported anti-Communist movements worldwide.
For 8 years, the White House has been occupied by the Republican George W. Bush. Eight months into his first term as President, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occurred, and Bush announced a global War on Terrorism, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan that same year, and an invasion of Iraq in 2003. In addition to national security issues, President Bush has attempted to promote policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He has launched large tax cuts.
Bush ran for re-election against Democratic Senator John Kerry in 2004 and was re-elected on November 2, getting 50.7% of the popular vote to his opponent's 48.3%. After his re-election, Bush received increasingly heated criticism. During his two terms, he has received both the highest and the lowest domestic approval ratings of any American president.
Simon Tenenbaum and Stéphanie Rathscheck
The principal current positions of the party are : social conservatism, aggressive foreign policy to defeat terrorism, tax cuts and deregulation of the economy. The Republicans are represented by an elephant since a political cartoon published in 1874. But the party has not always been symbolized by the big animal. First it was the agile eagle, as opposed to the Democratic rooster. Since the 2000 election, its color is red , even if the party hasn’t officially adopted it.
A lot of celebrities are involved in the promotion of the party : Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, John Malkovich, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Adam Sandler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vince Vaughn, Bruce Willis, Alice Cooper, …
In the XXth century, some Republican presidents have been really important to American history. Dwight Eisenhower was the thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general in the United States Army. He oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race and enlarged the Social Security program.
Richard Nixon was president of the United States between 1969 and 1974, and the only president to ever resign from office.
He was chosen by Republican Party nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower to be his running mate in 1952 and served as vice president from 1953 until 1961. Under President Nixon, the United States followed a foreign policy marked by détente with the Soviet Union. Nixon successfully negotiated a ceasefire with North Vietnam, effectively ending American involvement in the Vietnam War. In the face of likely impeachment and conviction for his role in the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974.
Ronald Reagan, originally a member of the Democratic Party, switched to the Republican Party in 1962, at the age of 51. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election in 1980. Reagan implemented bold new political and economic initiatives. His supply side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," included deregulation and substantial tax cuts implemented in 1981. He was reelected in a landslide in 1984. Reagan's second term was primarily marked by foreign policy issues, namely the ending of the Cold War. The president had previously ordered a massive military buildup in an arms race with the Soviet Union, countering the strategy of détente. He publicly described the USSR as an "evil empire" and supported anti-Communist movements worldwide.
For 8 years, the White House has been occupied by the Republican George W. Bush. Eight months into his first term as President, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occurred, and Bush announced a global War on Terrorism, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan that same year, and an invasion of Iraq in 2003. In addition to national security issues, President Bush has attempted to promote policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He has launched large tax cuts.
Bush ran for re-election against Democratic Senator John Kerry in 2004 and was re-elected on November 2, getting 50.7% of the popular vote to his opponent's 48.3%. After his re-election, Bush received increasingly heated criticism. During his two terms, he has received both the highest and the lowest domestic approval ratings of any American president.
Simon Tenenbaum and Stéphanie Rathscheck
