meriwether Lewis and Clark were in the republican party. What did they stand for then and what do we stand for now?
Lewis and Clark were in the Democratic-Republican party which under Andrew Jackson became the Democratic party.
The Democratic Republican party was founded by Thomas Jefferson who wanted rights for the people. "Members of the Democratic-Republican Party believed that a strong federal government would weaken and not respect the rights of the states and the people."
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Republicans were usually people from the north and democrats people from the south now it has reversed.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 2:27 pm
http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/betrayal/index.html
this is a book about the traditional republican views and how theyve changed. Its online for free you can read it there.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Lewis and Clark were in the Democratic-Republican party which under Andrew Jackson became the Democratic party.
The Democratic Republican party was founded by Thomas Jefferson who wanted rights for the people. "Members of the Democratic-Republican Party believed that a strong federal government would weaken and not respect the rights of the states and the people."
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/demorepubpartydef.htm