Tag: U.S. Elections
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party in the United States Introduction to Democratic Party Democratic Party, one of the two main political parties of the United States. Its origins can be traced to the coalition formed behind Thomas Jefferson in the 1790s to resist the policies of George Washington’s […]
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Know Nothing Party
Know Nothing Party in the United States Know Nothing (American) Party (1856) Know Nothing Party in the U.S. Legal History Summary An anti-foreign, anti-Catholic political party that arose following massive Irish and Catholic immigration during the late 1840s. The Know Nothing party replaced […]
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Know Nothing Party
Know Nothing Party in the United States Know Nothing (American) Party (1856) Know Nothing Party in the U.S. Legal History Summary An anti-foreign, anti-Catholic political party that arose following massive Irish and Catholic immigration during the late 1840s. The Know Nothing party replaced […]
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter in the United States Carter, Jimmy (1924_) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled CARTER, JIMMY (1924_) As the first President elected after the watergate scandal, Jimmy Carter was strongly oriented toward […]
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James K. Polk
James K. Polk in the United States Election of 1844: James K. Polk James K. Polk in the U.S. Legal History Summary As president of the United States during the Mexican War, Polk increased American territory by a third.
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James K. Polk
James K. Polk in the United States Election of 1844: James K. Polk James K. Polk in the U.S. Legal History Summary As president of the United States during the Mexican War, Polk increased American territory by a third.
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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 […]
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Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering in the United States Gerrymandering in the Legislative Process A congressional district drawn in an odd or unnatural shape in order to improve the electoral prospects of one party. The idea of a gerrymandered district is to create a safe seat in Congress by concentrating […]
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Interest Groups
Interest Groups in the United States Interest Groups in Court Interest groups often involve themselves in litigation. An interest group becomes involved with courts because certain cases contain policy issues about which the groups have strong views. There are several ways interest groups […]
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Interest Groups
Interest Groups in the United States Interest Groups in Court Interest groups often involve themselves in litigation. An interest group becomes involved with courts because certain cases contain policy issues about which the groups have strong views. There are several ways interest groups […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting in the United States Introduction to Absentee Voting The purpose of Absentee Voting is to provide a broad appreciation of the Absentee Voting legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Absentee Voting). A description about Absentee Voting […]
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Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting in the United States Introduction to Absentee Voting The purpose of Absentee Voting is to provide a broad appreciation of the Absentee Voting legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Absentee Voting). A description about Absentee Voting […]
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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 […]