United States Since 1865Barnes & Noble, 1973 - 290 pages |
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... ment organization and processes more democratic and to enact legislation that would directly benefit the people . Direct Government . The accusation that American legislative bodies were unrepresentative and dominated by privileged ...
... ment organization and processes more democratic and to enact legislation that would directly benefit the people . Direct Government . The accusation that American legislative bodies were unrepresentative and dominated by privileged ...
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... ment . Not until 1911 did the Senate finally capitulate and join the House in passing a resolution ( which was ratified by three - fourths of the states in 1913 and became the Seventeenth Amendment ) providing for direct popular ...
... ment . Not until 1911 did the Senate finally capitulate and join the House in passing a resolution ( which was ratified by three - fourths of the states in 1913 and became the Seventeenth Amendment ) providing for direct popular ...
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... ment , led by Alfred E. Smith , collapsed , the New York governor was nominated on the fourth ballot . The platform , which was un- usually brief and specific , committed the party to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and “ continuous ...
... ment , led by Alfred E. Smith , collapsed , the New York governor was nominated on the fourth ballot . The platform , which was un- usually brief and specific , committed the party to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and “ continuous ...
Contents
BUILDING A NEW NATION | 1 |
AN EXPANDING ECONOMIC SYSTEM | 14 |
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF the West and Land Grants | 20 |
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