Democrats

When was it founded?

• It was founded in 1828.
• It originated as part of the Democratic-Republican party started by Andrew Jackson.
• The Democratic party is still around today

Democratic Presidents.

• Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) Martin Van Buren (1837–1841) James K. Polk (1845–1849) Franklin Pierce (1853–1857) James Buchanan (1857–1861) Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)[n 2] Grover Cleveland (1885–1889), (1893–1897)

Presidents in the 20th century.

• Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) Bill Clinton (1993–2001) Barack H. Obama (2008–)

Party Platform

• Voting rights for minorities, reproductive rights for woman, and raising taxes on the upper class.
• Democrats support government funded education and healthcare.
• They oppose raising taxes on the middle class and marriage inequality.

Democratic Ideals

• Strengthening and changing different aspects of the Patriot Act.
• Tougher punishments including the death penalty.
• They oppose the marriage tax penalty.
• Would rather settle with diplomacy than military action.
• Democrats oppose big busineses.