The Constitution does not mention political parties, yet they play an important role in U.S. government. They began to emerge with disputes over the ratification of the Constitution, becoming ...

Over the last 150 years presidential contests have been dominated by the US's two major political parties – the Republicans and the Democrats. But before the Civil War, there were several other ...

A series of photographs of Congress and bills being signed by Democratic and Republican presidents. Imagine a Congress where ...

Whether colors or animals, ideology and symbology are combined for instant recognition and meaning In a world where personal ...

DW maps it out. The first thing you'll notice when you compare American and German political parties is that there are more of them that matter in the latter country. Unlike in the US, where you ...