This position of this Northern party brought about the troubles of 1850, and the political excitement of 1854.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally.
The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election.
People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'
The first phase of American political history was characterized by the conflict between the Federalists and the Republicans, and it resulted in the complete triumph of the latter.
In 1843, everybody was hungry, unemployed, and conditions were very bad.
We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent. We have never been a sectional party promoting self-interest, but instead a force for engaging self-reliance and self-determination.
If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century.
Partisanship particularly increased after the 1994 elections and then the appearance of the first unified Republican government since the 1950s.
As parties began to develop around the turn of the 19th century, you had party nominees for President nominated in caucuses made up of party members in Congress.
We in America were worried about many problems dealing with economic inequality and political inequality. The Communist Party seemed to be the only political force, both concerned and willing, to take action to stop the threat of fascism abroad and to work for economic and political reform in this country.