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rights of political association under the First Amendment (especially when the restrictions burden the rights of political parties and other political associations, but also when they infringe on the rights of a candidate or a voter not to associate with a political party); rights of free expression under the First Amendment;
The Constitution Party, named the U.S. Taxpayers' Party until 1999, is an ultra-conservative political party in the United States that promotes a religiously conservative interpretation of the principles and intents of the United States Constitution.
Jurisprudence concerning candidacy rights and the rights of citizens to create a political party are less clear than voting rights. [134] Different courts have reached different conclusions regarding what sort of restrictions, often in terms of ballot access, public debate inclusion, filing fees, and residency requirements, may be imposed.
Constitutionalism in the United States is a basic value espoused by political parties, activist groups and individuals across a wide range of the political spectrum, that the powers of federal, state and local governments are limited by the Constitution of the United States and that the civil and political rights of citizens shall not be ...
Local political parties, and likely state parties, cannot spend resources advocating for or against constitutional amendments at the ballot box, according to an advisory opinion sent to two ...
States' Rights Democratic Party: Dixiecrats Segregationism [117] Split from: Democratic Party: 1948 1948 Progressive Party (1948) Progressivism [118] Split from: Democratic Party: 1948 1955 Constitution Party (1952) Christian Nationalist Party Paleoconservatism [119] 1952 1970s National States' Rights Party: Neo-fascism: 1958 1987 American ...
The Constitution Party supports a variety of conservative policy positions, such as banning abortion, supporting the Second Amendment and upholding the “traditional nuclear family, consisting of ...
It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992 by Howard Phillips. The party's official name was changed to the "Constitution Party" in 1999; however, some state affiliate parties are known under different names. As of October 2020, it is the fifth largest political party in the United States based on voter registration. [70]