...  1908 William Howard Taft is elected president, and James S. Sherman is vice president.  1908 Muller vs. Oregon. The Supreme Court rules that an Oregon law instituting the maximum ... Party but lost election to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson  1912 Woodrow Wilson runs as Democratic candidate for President of the United States and defeats William. H. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt  1913 Underwood Tariff Act which reduces average tariffs.  1913 Federal Reserve Act establishing a system of Federal banks ... address on the importance of Armistice Day.  1923 Woodrow Wi...

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... Spanish dignitaries who penned the treaty were Don Eugenio Montero Rios (President of the Senate) and Jules Cambon (French diplomat moderating on Spain's behalf). Representing the Americans were William R. Day, Senator Cushman K. Davis, Senator William P. Frye, Senator George Gray and the Honorable Whitelaw Reid (Spanish-American War PG). There remained many opposed to the Spanish-American war, including several notable anti-imperialists ... as to the resulting terms of the treaty. These opponents included William Jennings Bryan, Grover Cleveland, writers Mark Twain, Jack London and Mot...

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... government must be built. In 1792 Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic Party, and he was the first democratic president of the United States in 1800. Jefferson served two terms, and James Madison was right behind him in 1808. Madison helped strengthen the armed forces, and defeated the British in the War of 1812 for the reaffirming of independence in America. In ... 1816 James Monroe was elected President and led the U.S. through "The Era of Good Feeling" which Democrats served with little opposition. What is now the world's largest nationally Democratic political party was ... end,...

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Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was elected to office from Tennessee just like Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, other North Carolina born presidents. He was a native from the South. But was a supporter of the Union. He served as a military governor of Tennessee during the Civil War. And ... . In 1812 Jacob Johnson saved two of his friends from drowning. But died in 1812 from over-exertion. This left Mary to raise Andrew and his older brother William. Mary Johnson apprenticed Andrew and William to a tailor in Raleigh when Andrew was fourteen years old. Andrew ha...

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... . Eight Presidents died in office and one resigned. The eight Presidents who died in office and their Vice Presidents who succeeded them were: William Henry Harrison - John Tyler; Zachary Taylor - Millard Fillmore; Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Johnson; James A. Garfield - Chester A. Arthur; William McKinley - Theodore Roosevelt; Warren G. Harding - Calvin Coolidge; Franklin D. Roosevelt - Harry S. Truman; and John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson. The President who resigned was Richard ... ...

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... Colfax and for his second term the vice president was Henry Wilson. His first term Cabinet consisted of Hamilton Fish for Secretary of State, George Boutwell for Secretary of Treasury, William Belknap for Secretary of War, George Robeson for Secretary of Navy, George Williams for Attorney General, and Jacob Cox as the Secretary of Interior. For Grant's second term, he had ... in his presidency didn't help either. Although a man of honesty, the president accepted handsome presents from admirers. He even allowed himself to be seen with two speculators, Jay Gould and James Fisk. When Grant...

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... . The extent of the damage done in Kent was estimated at fifteen thousand dollars. Upon learning about these problems the mayor, Leroy Satrom, called a state of emergency and contacted Governor James Rhodes for assistance. On May second, the ROTC building at Kent State was burnt down during a protest. The next step was calling in the National Gaurd as ordered by the ... killed that was actually involved in the demonstrations. She was shot in the left side of her body. Also, Jeffery Miller was shot in the mouth and killed along with William Schroeder who was shot in the left side of his b...

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... created the Blue Room. Harrison- served the shortest presidential term- one-month. He was the oldest president until Regan. Longest inauguration address in history. Died of pneumonia. Tyler- graduated from William and Mary College. Almost killed twice while in office. First vice-president to run office. First president to marry while in office. Polk- expanded American boundaries to the Pacific. Worked ... took no vacations. First speaker of the house to become president. Taylor- didn't know of him nomination because he didn't pay postage due on letter notifying. Never voter before inaug...

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"The Populist Protest" is written by James MacGregor Burns in which he recounts the story of the Populist crusade, basically pointing out how it broke down racial barriers in the South and attracted talented women orators and ... became shackled to one crop and one merchant. The key to Alliance power was not organization but leadership from skilled and experienced personals. There were many sound alliance lecturers like William Lamb, Charles Macune. Macune was elected as the first president of National Farmers" Alliance and Cooperative Union. On the other hand there were women leaders who at...

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... again and talk of Jackson one day becoming President began to spread (Remini). Soon the election of 1824 was at hand to decide who would take over the presidency after James Monroe. Five members of the Democratic-Republican Party, including Andrew Jackson, ran for the office. After a hotly debated congressional caucus narrowed the five candidates down to ... William H. Crawford as the presidential candidate for the Democratic-Republicans, three states put forth a candidate of their own to run for office. Massachusetts backed John Quincy Adams, Kentucky backed Henry Clay, ... ...

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... into the Watergate affair and pushed it to the forefront of national political news. Seven men, the five men apprehended at Watergate, former Nixon aide G. Gordon Liddy, and former aide James W. McCord Jr., were convicted of breaking and entering, wiretapping, and conspiracy. The White House counsel, John Dean, testified that former Attorney General John Mitchell, chief White House adviser John Ehrlichman ... for the tapes, evidence that case relied on. In what would be known as "The Saturday Night Massacre- Nixon fired Archibald Cox, forced Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorn...

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... . and the robber barons in defense of their simple, honest way of life." They developed a political party in 1892, and their candidate was James B. Weaver, who did fairly well, polling in over 1 million votes. Their champion was William Jennings Bryan, and he was also their presidential candidate in the election of 1896, though he also didn't win. Bryan radiated honesty, sincerity, and ... ...

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... to provide federal money for roads, canals, and other internal improvements had a harder time getting approval. Congress agreed to complete the National Road, but President Madison and his republican successor, James Monroe, both refused to support further internal improvements without a constitutional amendment. But ultimately the American System did help states to provide direct funding, bond issues, and corporate charters that gave ... the turnpike, canal and railroad companies the privileges and immunities that made them attractive to private investors ( Murrin, 324-326). In the ele...

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... . Two examples of conflicts are the Marbury vs. Madison case and the War Powers Act. The Marbury vs. Madison (1803) case caused conflict between Executive branch and the Legislative branch. William Marbury argued that he was legally entitled to his legally entitled to his commission. He requested that the Supreme Court issue a writ of mandamus directed towards the Secretary of State ... , James Madison. Madison ignored this request saying that it would probably be ignored. The problem that arose from this case was did the Supreme Court have the power to issue a write ... ...

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Asa Philip Randolph was one of two sons of Reverend James William and Elizabeth Robinson Randolph. He was born on April 15, 1889. His father was a minister of the AME church which played a major part of black radical politics. They moved to ... ...

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