The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... civil law a fine which a grateful country repaid him with interest in 1844 .... In 1818 came the Florida exploit , which almost provoked war with both England and Spain . And again in 1821 , when Jackson was military Governor of Florida ...
... civil law a fine which a grateful country repaid him with interest in 1844 .... In 1818 came the Florida exploit , which almost provoked war with both England and Spain . And again in 1821 , when Jackson was military Governor of Florida ...
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... civil service reform . As a result , in 1883 , Congress passed an act providing for the appointments of about twelve per cent of the civil service positions on the basis of competitive examinations , and permitting the President to en ...
... civil service reform . As a result , in 1883 , Congress passed an act providing for the appointments of about twelve per cent of the civil service positions on the basis of competitive examinations , and permitting the President to en ...
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... Civil Service Commissioner at Washington . In this post he served for six years , showing his genius for publicity by attracting general attention to the prosaic subject of Civil Service Reform , and managing to get twenty thousand ...
... Civil Service Commissioner at Washington . In this post he served for six years , showing his genius for publicity by attracting general attention to the prosaic subject of Civil Service Reform , and managing to get twenty thousand ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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