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The Breakdown of the American Party System and Civil War
The collapse of the Jacksonian Party system and hence, any real dialogue about the central issues in the years before the Civil War made the conflict virtually inevitable.
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The First Prohibition of Alcohol
In the 1850s, the temperance movement scored a short term victory by passing prohibition in 13 states, a little known dry period in American history.
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Top American Party Schools for 2008-2009
According to the Princeton Review, the top party school in the United States is the University of Florida. But how much does this well-publicized ranking matter?
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Top American Party Schools for 2009-2010
For the 2009-2010 school year, Southern schools continued to dominate the rankings, with liberal arts colleges showing a stronger presence.
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Abraham Lincoln and the Know-Nothings
In the mid-1850s, a political group called the Know-Nothings was very influential in America. It was believed that Abraham Lincoln sympathized with this party.
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The American Know-Nothings
In the middle of the 19th century, a new party began to rise up through the ranks of American Politics. The Know-Nothings were anti Catholic and anti Immigration.
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Hold a '50s Soda Fountain Party
Fun and fabulous ice cream treats can be served to your thrilled guests with ease!
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Iraq and American Politics
U. S. policy in Iraq is consistent with the strategy against terror that Congress endorsed, but most Democrats have simply ignored that.
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The Candidacy of William Wirt
Author, Lawyer, Attorney General and Presidential Candidate William Wirt was an important figure in American Politics, and an ironic choice for presidential candidate.
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The Know Nothing Party in 1854 and 1856
Nativism, strongest in the American Northeast, affected political realignments during the early and mid 1850s through the American or "Know Nothing" Party.
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THIRD PARTIES: THE FREE SOIL PARTY, PART II
The Free Soil Party existed for just six years, but it changed the course of American history. In addition to changing a presidential election, it elected three of the most powerful Senators of their day, including a future Chief Justice and a future Vice President.
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"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
A young American teacher on tour of London finds danger, intrigue and murder.
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Nicole Richie and Son on People Magazine Cover
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden show off their six-week-old son to the world the only way celebrities know how - on the cover of a magazine.
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Unschooling, The Olympics and Us
What do the Olympics have to do with unschooling? Everything, as I soon found out!
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Ben Franklin Summarizes the Colonial Complaints
Benjamin Franklin, frustrated with failure to secure support in England, resorted to satire to succinctly state the Colonies' Grievances. Was he successful?
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Immigration Patterns of the Early 19th Century
As the new nation came of age, discontent in Europe created immigrant patterns from Ireland and Germany that peaked in the 1850s with millions of new Americans.
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The Life of Millard Fillmore
Born in a log cabin, Millard Fillmore demonstrated that through methodical industry and competence an uninspiring man could rise to greatness.
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Bill Clinton as Second Lady
If the dream ticket of Barack Obama for President and Hillary Clinton for VP comes to pass, what will the role of Bill Clinton be?
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Third Parties in U.S. Presidential Elections
Although third parties generally focused on single issues like Prohibition, they seldom affected the final electoral result; there were, however, some exceptions.
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PRESIDENTIAL PARTY HOPPERS
A surprising number of our Presidents have been members of more than one major political party during their careers. This has had a profound effect on elections and on our history. This articles follows these changes.
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