From “Washington” to “Biden”; 8 electoral developmes in America’s 235-year history – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency
TheMehr News Agency, Iernational Group: There is less than a moh left uil the 2024 US presideial election, which will be held on November 5th. An importa eve that became a platform for dealing with the most importa presides of America and the special developmes during their reigns.
America has had 46 presides so far. The first one was “George Washington” who was elected in 1789 and the 46th preside of this coury is “Joe Biden” who won the 2020 election and took power from January 2021.
Due to the fact that some US presides have held this seat for more than one term, the US has held 59 presideial elections to date. US presideial elections are held every four years. Some presides have been elected to two consecutive (or gap) terms, while others have served only one term or had shorter terms due to reasons such as resignation or assassination.
Therefore, in the coming weeks, the 60th American presideial election will take place, so that “Kamala Harris” represeing the Democratic spectrum or “Donald Trump” the candidate of the Republican Party will eer the White House as the 47th preside of this coury.
It should be noted that America has had many presides throughout its history who have had significa effects on the domestic and foreign policy of this coury and even the world. Some of them are known as the most importa figures of the presidency of this coury due to the coincidence with challenges, crises, social and economic changes or global influences.
According to the above explanations, 12 of the most importa American presides are: George Washington (1797-1789), Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), Abraham Lincoln (1865-1861), Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), Woodrow Wilson. (1921-1913), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1945-1933), Harry Truman (1953-1945), John F. Kennedy (1963-1961), Lyndon B. Johnson (1969-1963), Richard Nixon (1974-1969), Ronald Reagan (1989-1981) and Barack Obama (2017-2009).
Key developmes in the coext of the 235-year-old American elections
The American presideial election, which has coinued for more than two ceuries with ups and downs, has been accompanied by various developmes during this period, eight of these key and importa developmes will be meioned below;
1. The first election and the creation of the “Electoral Assembly” structure.
The first US presideial election was held in 1789 and George Washington was elected as the first preside of the coury. He became preside without any electoral rival and with the full support of the Electoral College. An electoral college is a system in which each state has a number of electoral votes proportional to its population and number of represeatives in Congress. To this day, this system is still used in the US presideial elections, although it has been criticized many times.
2. Early periods: the growth of the two-party system
Presideial elections were not very competitive at first because there was only one major political party or group, but over time, political parties grew increasingly. In the early 19th ceury, two major parties emerged on the American political scene, the Federalists and the Republican-Democrats. One of the first importa elections in American history was the election of 1800, which resulted in the victory of Thomas Jefferson from the Republican-Democratic Party and the defeat of the then Federalist Preside John Adams. This election was the first peaceful transfer of power between differe parties in America.
3. The Election of 1860: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
One of the most influeial elections in American history was the 1860 election. Abraham Lincoln was elected preside from the newly established Republican Party. Lincoln’s election was associated with the slavery crisis and led to the secession of the southern states and the beginning of the American Civil War. This war not only led to extensive social and economic changes in the coury, but also changed the electoral system and politics in America forever.
4. Tweieth ceury: social reforms and political transformations
In the early 20th ceury, American presideial elections were associated with economic crises and world wars. In the 1932 election, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the Democratic Party and iroduced great economic programs called “New Deal” to reform the economy and rebuild the coury. This election was a turning poi in American history and greatly expanded the federal governme’s role in the economy and public welfare.
Another importa election in the 20th ceury was the 1960 election in which John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidency against Republican Richard Nixon. This election was accompanied by the first televised debate in history, and Kennedy was able to prese himself as a young and charismatic candidate in this debate.
5. The 2000 election: Legal disputes and vote couing in Florida
The 2000 presideial election between George W. Bush from the Republican Party and Al Gore from the Democratic Party became one of the most coroversial elections in American history. A narrow margin between the two candidates in the Florida state called for a recou. After weeks of legal battles and the ruling of the US Supreme Court, George Bush was elected preside. This election started many discussions about the electoral assembly system and vote couing methods.
6. 2008 election: election of the first African-American preside
In the 2008 election, Illinois state senator Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American preside. Obama won in the middle of the great economic crisis by promising sweeping changes in domestic and foreign policies. This election was a symbol of social progress in America and profound changes in public attitudes towards race and equality.
7. 2016 election: Donald Trump’s victory and political differences
The 2016 election was one of the most tense and coroversial elections in American history. Donald Trump, a businessman and TV personality, from the Republican Party, was able to defeat Hillary Clion, the former Secretary of State and the candidate of the Democratic Party, with populist promises. Despite losing the popular vote, Trump was elected preside thanks to his victory in the electoral conveion. This election showed the deep social and political divides in America, and many analysts poied to the challenges of democracy and the American electoral system.
8. 2020 election: Pandemic crisis and Joe Biden’s victory
The 2020 elections were held in unprecedeed conditions in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biden, the candidate of the Democratic Party, won against the then Preside Trump. These elections were accompanied by unprecedeed participation of people and widespread use of postal voting due to the pandemic. After the results were announced, Trump refused to accept defeat and made allegations of election fraud, which eveually led to an attack on the US Congress on January 6, 2021. However, Biden was officially announced as the 46th Preside of the United States.
The result of the speech
The American presideial election has experienced many changes throughout its 235-year history; From the creation of the “Electoral Assembly” structure, the expansion of the right to vote for all citizens, to the inauguration of a colored preside and the increasing role of media and technology in the formation of election results.
In addition, the presideial election of this coury is one of the most importa and influeial eves in the world, with a complex and evolving history. Because this election not only reflects the political and social changes of America, but also had a deep impact on the domestic and foreign policies of this coury. From the first election in 1789 to the rece election in 2020, each election has shaped the history of America and determined the future direction of this coury.
Now we have to wait for Harris or Trump to eer the White House during the 60th round of presideial elections in November; An eve that, apart from iernal developmes, will undoubtedly affect global developmes as well.
