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Henry cabot lodge: who was he? what did he believe? |
Senator from Massachusettes from 1893. Believer in Expansionist foreign policy. He had influence in WW1. Had conflict with W.W over USA commitment to the League of Nations |
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What is the Republican party based on? |
Rejection of Monarchy Idea of equal citizens, elected by the people. |
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Seeding from the Union, what does this mean? |
Means: declaring independance from the USA. [was a complex constitutional question] |
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What year was there finally no moving Frontier? |
1890 |
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What was the early political system? |
Federal Republic ( sharing power between states and and central gov). |
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What was the constitutional great principles? |
1. Seperation of powers - clear boundries between executive (presidency), legislator (Congress) and Judiciary (the supreme court). 2. Checks and balances - designed to prevent any one arm of government becoming too powerful & acting in an authoritarian way. |
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by 1980 how did public opinion become significant? Due to what? |
Railways, Telegraphs, a major regional newspaper. |
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In 1980 what was there not with regards to the Senate until 1913? |
Not a system of direct elections to the senate until 1913 by each state. |
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What did republicans become to represent in 1980? |
Big Business |
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Democrats became associated with what and whom in 1980s? |
More reformist elements, supported by sectional interests e.g small farmers in Southern and western states and later... links to trade unions. |
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James William Bryan -Democrat, what was he? What did he believe in? |
A populist and moralist. Wanted Prohibition, was against Imperialism. Believed in silver as a currency. |
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When did William Jenkins Bryan run for election? |
1896, 1900, 1908. |
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W J Bryan was secretary of state under who? |
Woodrow Wilson. |
