11 Facts About Party

1. The New Black Panther Party became known to the public through the Million Youth March it first organized in New York in 1998.

2. Black Panther Party came into the national spotlight in May 1967 when a small group of its members, led by its chair, Seale, marched fully armed into the California state legislature in Sacramento.

3. In 2006, the Florida Whig Party formed, and fielded one candidate for Congress in the elections of 2010.

4. The Boston Tea Party was the first significant act of defiance by American colonists.

5. Democratic Party fared better in the 2012 general election, with Obama defeating his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney.

6. The Republican Party, known as the Jeffersonian Republicans, advocated a decentralized government with limited powers.

7. Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the United States and among the oldest political parties in the world.

8. Democratic Party has changed significantly during its more than two centuries of existence.

9. The Democratic Party typically supports a larger government role in economic issues, backing regulations and social welfare programs.

10. In 2006, a libertarian political party called the "Boston Tea Party" was founded.

11. The Boston Tea Party eventually proved to be one of the many reactions that led to the American Revolutionary War.