1. The origin of progressivism was the Greenback Labor Party of the 1870’s and the Populist Pary of the 1890’s. Progressive reformers included militarists such as Theodore Roosevelt‚ who thrilled to the stenuous life‚ as well as pacifists such as Jane Addams‚ whose loftiest goals included the abolition of war. The two chief goals of progressivism are to use the state to curb monopoly power and to improve the common person’s conditions of life and labor. Overall‚ the goals of progressives were continuing
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was running for the 2008 presidential election‚ a large number of young‚ black people I know voted for him more so for the fact that he was a black Democrat than for his political views and policies. Last month‚ Herman Cain‚ an African-American Republican presidential candidate‚ and Morehouse graduate‚ made the following comment on CNN’s “The Situation Room: “African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded‚ not even considering a conservative point of view.” I know for a fact
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through the system of primaries . Joseph Lieberman a former Democrat senator was deselected by the Democrat party from standing as the Democrat candidate in the state of Connecticut . He later stood as a independent candidate and won the votes of republican supporters thereby defeating the Democrat candidate who replaced him. In addition there are big party differences within the parties. Southern Democrats would have a more conservative approach in some areas of politics‚ well Democrats from the
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logical? Why or why not? The evidence that he does have is logical‚ because it supports his article. 7. What is the author’s tone in the article? Shafer is obviously an Obama supporter. He doesn’t even mention any positive aspects of the Republican side. 8. What techniques did the author use to keep your interest? Or‚ why didn’t the writing keep your interest? How Obama Does That Thing He Does keeps my interest‚ not only because I have background information on the topic‚ but because
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Bush‚ Vice President Walter Mondale‚ Speaker O’Neill‚ and Reverend Moomaw. This was not only an inspirational speech but also a persuasive one. This address was spoken on the Terrace of the West Front of Capitol on a windy Tuesday in January. The Republican Party won the White House and the majority of Senate; a new day had dawned. Reagan‚ a former broadcaster‚ actor‚ and Governor of California‚ was now the leader of the world’s greatest nation. On Inauguration Day‚ hostages being held captive by the
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would come to an end. However‚ even though the Emancipation proclamation was passed; Abraham Lincoln was killed‚ and the 10th percent plan wasn’t passed. Radical Republicans took Lincoln’s role but they were mad at the South‚ and blamed them for causing the Civil War. They wanted the South to pay and be punished. Secondly‚ the Radical Republicans needed to protect 4 million freed slaves. That is why Thaddeus Stevens was a leading advocate of redistributing land to former slaves as part of the reconstruction
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James Farney describes North American conservatism as an ideology focused on reacting to progressivism‚ resisting any changes from the perceived natural and historical. The three major areas of change that concern conservatives are the breakdown of the community‚ the breakdown of laissez-faire capitalism‚ and the breakdown of traditional family and gender roles. Each of these concerns maps onto one of the three branches of modern conservatism: traditionalists are primarily concerned with the community
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George Bush vs. John Kerry For the 2004 presidential election‚ Republican president George W. Bush is attempting to defend his post and reassure the American people that his political choices are the best for our country. His opponent‚ Democratic senator John Kerry believes that his political ideas will be better for a changing America. Four main topics debated on by the candidates are: Homeland Security‚ Civil Rights‚ Education (no child left behind)‚ and the Economy. The two candidates have
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“What is it that makes Lincoln such a seminal figure in our story? … Some of it has to do with the trajectory of his life. In his rise from poverty‚ his self-study and ultimate mastery of language and of law‚ in his capacity to overcome personal loss and remain determined in the face of repeated defeat - in all of this we see a fundamental element of the American character‚ a belief that we can constantly remake ourselves to fit our larger dreams.” (Senator Barack Obama‚ 2005) The above quotation
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largely ignored in the south‚ particularly after 1877 when the last federal troops of the military occupation are withdrawn. The experiment in radical reconstruction is over. Democrats regain control of every southern state government. Far from the Republicans‚ establishing a strong presence in the region‚ the south becomes an area of one-party politics until the second half of the 20th century” (historyworld.net). The federal troops being withdrawn mean that things were now safe. With the war being
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