Category: Political Sciences

  • John Young Mason

    John Young Mason in the United States Life and Work John Young Mason (1799-1859), American political leader and diplomatist, was born in Greenesville county, Virginia, on the 18th of April 1799. Graduating at the university of North Carolina in 1816, he studied law in the famous Litchfield […]

  • Federalism

    Federalism in the United States In The Federalist Papers The first and most obvious approach The Federalist Papers used was a new definition of federalism. Having just won a revolution against an oppressive monarchy, the former American colonists were in no mood to replace it with another […]

  • Federalism

    Federalism in the United States In The Federalist Papers The first and most obvious approach The Federalist Papers used was a new definition of federalism. Having just won a revolution against an oppressive monarchy, the former American colonists were in no mood to replace it with another […]

  • Progressive Party

    Progressive Party in the United States 1948 Progressive Party: The Election of 1948 Introduction to Progressive Party A third Progressive Party was formed in 1948 by dissident Democrats, most of whom had been prominent in developing the New Deal program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. With […]

  • Whip

    Whip in the United States Introduction to Whip Whip, political party official in a legislative body. In each house of the United States Congress, a Democratic and a Republican whip assist the floor leaders of their respective parties. With the aid of assistants (all members of the […]

  • Primaries

    Primaries in the United States Primary Election: Types of Primaries Introduction to Primaries Primary elections differ depending upon the law in the state in which the election is being held. The most common form is the closed primary, in which voters must be registered members of the […]

  • Primaries

    Primaries in the United States Primary Election: Types of Primaries Introduction to Primaries Primary elections differ depending upon the law in the state in which the election is being held. The most common form is the closed primary, in which voters must be registered members of the […]

  • Post-Election Audits

    Post-Election Audits in the United States (Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)) Post-election audits, or PEAs, are checks to ensure that equipment and voting procedures have worked properly and yielded a correct result. (…) Unlike an audit that is strictly focused […]

  • Post-Election Audits

    Post-Election Audits in the United States (Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)) Post-election audits, or PEAs, are checks to ensure that equipment and voting procedures have worked properly and yielded a correct result. (…) Unlike an audit that is strictly focused […]

  • Absentee Voting Process

    Absentee Voting Process in the United States (Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)) Introduction All states have procedures for absentee voting, which provides eligible voters with an alternative to voting at their polling place on Election Day. However, […]

  • Absentee Voting Process

    Absentee Voting Process in the United States (Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)) Introduction All states have procedures for absentee voting, which provides eligible voters with an alternative to voting at their polling place on Election Day. However, […]

  • Political Party

    Political Party in the United States Introduction The United States’ political parties have been a major source of constitutional change over the course of our political history, despite the fact that the Constitution makes no mention of political parties. In fact, most of the Framers were […]

  • Political Party

    Political Party in the United States Introduction The United States’ political parties have been a major source of constitutional change over the course of our political history, despite the fact that the Constitution makes no mention of political parties. In fact, most of the Framers were […]

  • Socialism

    Socialism in the United States Socialism Socialism in the United States Introduction to Socialism The United States has never had a significant socialist party. The country’s failure to develop such a party has puzzled socialist theorists who wrongly assumed that industrialization would […]

  • Socialism

    Socialism in the United States Socialism Socialism in the United States Introduction to Socialism The United States has never had a significant socialist party. The country’s failure to develop such a party has puzzled socialist theorists who wrongly assumed that industrialization would […]