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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... Congress was still to be heard from , and within a few months this peaceful and wise work had been undone . The Congress that had been elected in November , 1864 , met for the first time in December , 1865 - both Lincoln and Johnson ...
... Congress was still to be heard from , and within a few months this peaceful and wise work had been undone . The Congress that had been elected in November , 1864 , met for the first time in December , 1865 - both Lincoln and Johnson ...
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... Congress is to be reduced in proportion to the number of adult males who are disfranchised ; third , that ex - Confederates should suffer certain political disabilities unless these were removed by special act of Congress.1 The excuse ...
... Congress is to be reduced in proportion to the number of adult males who are disfranchised ; third , that ex - Confederates should suffer certain political disabilities unless these were removed by special act of Congress.1 The excuse ...
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... Congress and the Executive . With the in- auguration of Taft the initiative passed to Congress - where it had been , except for the Roosevelt years , ever since the defeat of President Johnson . Taft had little combativeness in his ...
... Congress and the Executive . With the in- auguration of Taft the initiative passed to Congress - where it had been , except for the Roosevelt years , ever since the defeat of President Johnson . Taft had little combativeness in his ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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