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Republican Party:

Definition- One of the two main U.S. political parties, favoring a right-wing stance, limited central government, and tough, interventionist foreign policy. (It was formed in 1854 in support of the anti-slavery movement preceding the Civil War.)

Nast invented another famous symbol—the Republican elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.

Democratic Party:

One of the two main political parties in the United States, which follows a broadly liberal program, tending to support social reform and minority rights.

The now-famous Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass (a donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Later, cartoonist Thomas Nast used the Democratic donkey in newspaper cartoons and made the symbol famous.

Democratic Nomination: Clinton and Kaine Background Information

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She is the oldest of three children. Her father, Hugh Rodham, was a World War II veteran and owner of a small business that made and sold curtains. Her mother, Dorothy, was a full-time homemaker.

A Young Leader

After graduating from high school, Clinton attended Wellesley College, in Massachusetts. While she was there, she became involved in social justice issues. Her interest in these issues had been sparked years earlier, after hearing Martin Luther King Jr. speak. Clinton graduated from Wellesley in 1969, and was elected by her classmates to speak at the ceremony. She was the first student in the school’s history to do so.

Clinton moved to Connecticut, where she went to Yale Law School. Her graduating class had only 27 women. Clinton’s years at Yale prepared her for work at the Children's Defense Fund, in Massachusetts, where she fought for the rights of children and families. Soon, though, Clinton was ready for another big move. In 1974, she headed to Arkansas. That’s where Bill Clinton was from. The couple had met when they were students at Yale, and married in 1975.

A Working First Lady

Bill Clinton served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. During her husband’s years in office, Hillary Clinton continued her law career and became involved with programs dedicated to helping children and the disadvantaged.

In 1993, she became the first lady of the United States after Bill Clinton was sworn in as president. He was re-elected in 1996 and served until 2001. Throughout President Clinton’s eight years in office, Hillary Clinton focused on public-service programs, including one aimed at providing Americans with health-care coverage. Her involvement in this issue, however, was controversial and in the end, Clinton’s efforts were unsuccessful.

Aiming for the White House

As the Clintons prepared to leave the White House, Hillary Clinton decided to run for office. In 1999, she moved to New York and campaigned for the state’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. In November 2000, Clinton won the election with 55% of the vote, becoming the first first lady to win elective office. She was re-elected in 2006.

A year later, Clinton announced that she would run for president. But the Democratic nomination eventually went to Barack Obama. After Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he asked Clinton to serve as U.S. secretary of state. She accepted, making her the third woman in this important position. She resigned in 2013 and two years later, announced her plan to run for president again. Clinton is currently the Democratic frontrunner. But the party won’t officially announce its nominee until July, at the Democratic National Convention, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. If Clinton is chosen, she will be the first woman to be nominated by a major party for president of the United States.

On July 22, 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton announced Kaine as her running mate. Kaine entered politics in 1994, when he was elected to Richmond’s city council. He then became Richmond’s mayor, and later served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor. In 2006, Kaine was inaugurated as the state’s 70th governor. Since 2012, he has served Virginia as a U.S. senator. He became the first senator to give a speech completely in Spanish on the Senate floor, and introduced the Troop Talent Act, which helped men and women in the U.S. military ease their way back into the civilian workforce. Kaine is one of only 30 people in U.S. history to serve as a mayor, a governor, and a senator.

Clinton lives in Chappaqua, New York. She and Bill Clinton have one daughter, Chelsea, and two grandchildren. 



Republican Nomination: Trump and Pence Background Information

Donald John Trump was born in New York City on June 14, 1946, to Frederick and Mary MacLeod Trump. As a teenager, Trump attended New York Military Academy, where he was an athlete and a student leader. His college years were spent at Fordham University, in the Bronx, and at the Wharton School, the business school at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating from Wharton in 1968, Trump went to work for his father as a real-estate developer.

Building a Brand

In 1971, Trump took control of the family business. He renamed it the Trump Organization. One of his first major projects was a hotel in New York City. He renovated a building, found a business partner to help with the development, and re-launched the property in 1980 as the Grand Hyatt. The hotel was a success.

Two years later, Trump opened Trump Tower. The luxury skyscraper was lined in marble and had an indoor waterfall. It became an instant tourist attraction. In later years, Trump would go on to build gambling casinos, resorts, and golf courses. He also ventured into new businesses, introducing Trump Steaks, Trump Natural Spring Water, and an airline called Trump Shuttle. In 1987, Trump published his autobiography. For nearly a year, the book was a best seller.

From Business to Politics

By the late 1990s, Trump’s attention had turned to politics. He announced in 1999 that he would run for president. In order to enter the race, he changed his party affiliation from Republican to Reform Party, a third-party alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties. But Trump quit the campaign before the first primaries had begun. Five years later, he was on TV, starring in the reality-television program, The Apprentice. A spin-off, The Celebrity Apprentice, came next, in 2008.

While his TV shows were hits, Trump faced challenges in other parts of his life. In 2005, Trump University was sued by the state of New York. Four years later, his casino company filed for bankruptcy.

In 2015, in an event at Trump Tower, Trump announced once again that he would run for President of the United States. Republican Party leaders at first dismissed his candidacy. But Trump proved he could compete, pulling out big wins in primaries and caucuses nationwide. After the Indiana primary on May 3, it became all but certain that Trump would be the Republican presidential nominee.

On July 15, 2016 Donald Trump announced that he had chosen Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate. He studied at Hanover College and earned a law degree at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. After law school, Pence worked as a lawyer in private practice. He then had two unsuccessful runs for Congress, in 1988 and 1990. In 1992, he began a career as a conservative radio talk show host. He branched out to television as a morning show host in 1995. He ended both programs in 1999.

Pence ran again for Congress in 2000, this time winning a seat. Pence was re-elected five times, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives through 2012. He became governor of Indiana in 2013.

In his speech accepting the vice presidential nomination, Pence described himself as “a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order.” As a congressman and as governor, Pence has worked to cut taxes and reduce spending. In 2015, he signed a controversial law that gave legal protections to business owners who did not want to provide services for same-sex weddings.

Trump has four adult children: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany. In 2005, he married model and businessperson Melania Knauss. The couple has a 10-year-old son named Barron. Trump has eight grandchildren.



Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________

Mr. Sanchez

Who Are the Democratic and Republican Candidates?

Hillary R. Clinton:

Which political party is Hillary Clinton the presidential nominee for? _______

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Summarize Hillary Clinton’s educational resume. ______________________

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Who is Hillary Clinton’s husband and why is he important? _______________

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Describe Hillary Clinton’s professional and political experiences. (what jobs or positions has she held that would make her qualified to be president?)

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Who is Hillary Clinton’s running mate for Vice President? Describe some of his professional and political experiences.

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Donald J. Trump:

Which political party is Donald Trump the presidential nominee for? _______

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Summarize Donald Trump’s educational resume. ______________________

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Describe Donald Trump’s professional experiences (what jobs or positions has he held?) __________________________________________________

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Describe Donald Trump’s political experiences. (what positions has he held that would make him qualified to be president?)

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Who is Donald Trump’s running mate for Vice President? Describe some of his professional and political experiences.

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