Tag: U.S. Elections

  • 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 […]

  • Free Soil Party

    Free Soil Party in the United States Free Soil Party in the U.S. Legal History Summary An antislavery political party founded in 1848. Resources See Also Legal Topics. Independent Parties; Republican Party; Slavery. Antislavery ; Republican Party. Further Reading (Books) Foner, Eric. Free […]

  • Free Soil Party

    Free Soil Party in the United States Free Soil Party in the U.S. Legal History Summary An antislavery political party founded in 1848. Resources See Also Legal Topics. Independent Parties; Republican Party; Slavery. Antislavery ; Republican Party. Further Reading (Books) Foner, Eric. Free […]

  • Term Limits

    Term Limits in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled TERM LIMITSAfter the 1994 elections, twenty-two states had acted to limit the terms of office of their federal legislators. Term limits supporters […]

  • Term Limits

    Term Limits in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled TERM LIMITSAfter the 1994 elections, twenty-two states had acted to limit the terms of office of their federal legislators. Term limits supporters […]

  • James Monroe

    James Monroe in the United States Monroe, James (1758_1831) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled MONROE, JAMES (1758_1831) James Monroe was the last veteran of the american revolution to serve as President of the United […]

  • James Monroe

    James Monroe in the United States Monroe, James (1758_1831) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled MONROE, JAMES (1758_1831) James Monroe was the last veteran of the american revolution to serve as President of the United […]

  • John Adams

    John Adams in the United States Adams, John (1735_1826) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled ADAMS, JOHN (1735_1826) Massachusetts lawyer and revolutionary leader, first vice-president and second President of the United […]

  • John Adams

    John Adams in the United States Adams, John (1735_1826) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled ADAMS, JOHN (1735_1826) Massachusetts lawyer and revolutionary leader, first vice-president and second President of the United […]

  • Twenty-Fourth Amendment

    Twenty-Fourth Amendment in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 354 TWENTY-FOURTH AMENDMENTThe Twenty-Fourth Amendment, written by Senator Spessard Holland of Florida, was proposed by Congress on […]

  • Twenty-Fourth Amendment

    Twenty-Fourth Amendment in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 354 TWENTY-FOURTH AMENDMENTThe Twenty-Fourth Amendment, written by Senator Spessard Holland of Florida, was proposed by Congress on […]

  • Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson in United States President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress ‘On Indian Removal’ (1830) On December 6, 1830, in a message to Congress, President Andrew Jackson called for the relocation of eastern Native American tribes to land west of the Mississippi River, in order to open […]

  • Republican Party

    Republican Party in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled REPUBLICAN PARTYThe Republican party was organized in response to the kansas-nebraska act (1854) , which allowed slavery in the Kansas and […]

  • Republican Party

    Republican Party in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled REPUBLICAN PARTYThe Republican party was organized in response to the kansas-nebraska act (1854) , which allowed slavery in the Kansas and […]

  • Liberty Party

    Liberty Party in the United States Liberty Party (1828-1836) Liberty Party in the U.S. Legal History Summary An antislavery political party founded in 1839.