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Why weren't there any Democrats in the Congress in 1867?
The existing Congress refused to "seat" Democrats elected from the all white Southern state governments that Johnson had allowed created
Martial Law policies during the Civil War had not been repealed so political dissent was criminal
The Democratic Party ceased to exist after the Election of 1860
Democrats were seen as too liberal when Americans wanted a 'return to normalcy', an 'era of good feelings' and to 'make America great again'
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The existing Congress refused to "seat" Democrats elected from the all white Southern state governments that Johnson had allowed created
Martial Law policies during the Civil War had not been repealed so political dissent was criminal
The Democratic Party ceased to exist after the Election of 1860
Democrats were seen as too liberal when Americans wanted a 'return to normalcy', an 'era of good feelings' and to 'make America great again'
highlight the answer
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The existing Congress refused to "seat" Democrats elected from the all-white Southern state governments that Johnson had allowed to be created.