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    November 2014 found that the Senate included nine new Republican seats that had once been occupied by their opposing party. For the first time in nearly ten years, the Republican Party; which had cooperated with the members of its country, was in control of the entire Congress. The Democratic Party was forced to take a virtual backseat as the Republican Party took the wheel. In the future the Republican majority will have both a larger opportunity combined with a greater chance…

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    Host enters with mic and theme plays Host: Hello everyone and welcome to, “Are you smarter than a 4-Her!” Today we are going to see if a couple of random county fair goers can do what 4-Hers do! I’m ________ and I’ll be your for host today. Now it’s time to meet our contestants! Enter Grandma and Townsperson Host: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage Grandma Smith and Jackson O’Hara. Why don’t you two tell the audience a little about yourselves? Grandma: (in old lady voice) Well,…

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    his speeches. He accepted invitations to present speeches in Indiana, Ohio, and also agreed to make an appearance in Brooklyn which got relocated to New York’s Cooper Union where he impressed republicans. Lincoln was building support outside of his state, he did his best to control the bickering of the Republican Party.…

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    restore the crippled country. Its objective was the restore the North and South, politically, socially and economically and to allow the South to return to the union. President Lincoln wanted to let the South come back and pay for their actions but republicans wanted to force the, south for causing the war by leaving the Union in the first place. Reconstruction was a success in the sense that is restored the United States as a one again unified…

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    Labor Day is help on the first Monday in September. On this day tribute to the contributions and achievements are paid toward the American workers. In the late 19th century it became a federal holiday by Grover Cleveland. It was created by the labor movement in 1894. Labor Day not only Symbolizes workers, but also the end of summer for Americans. It is celebrated by hosting parties, parades and athletic events. Labor Day, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal…

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    seat. Stephen Douglas was a member of Congress since 1843, He was a nationally prominent spokesman for the Democratic party. He was seeking reelection to a third term in the United States Senate. Lincoln was running for Douglas's Senate seat as a Republican. The campaign attracted national attention. Some people thought that the outcome would determine the ability of the Democratic party to maintain unity in the face of the divisive sectional and slavery issues. Some people thought that it would…

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    ''Never mistake activity for achievement'', said John Wooden. But in this case, Bernie Sanders will prove that wrong. Sanders was born on September 8, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents. He attended James Madison High School, Brooklyn College, and University of Chicago where he graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in political science. During his college years Sanders was also active in the Civil Rights Movement and was part of the Young People’s Socialist League and the Student…

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    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bombastic stance on immigration reform has his supporters excited while his opposition views his pledge to build a wall on the US-Mexico border as idle chatter to gain publicity. Most think that Trump’s pledge is just to build a wall, but it involves many other aspects of immigration reform such as; tripling the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, finning and deporting people who over stay their visas, making e-verify…

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    Smith’s Urgent Declaration Throughout the 1950’s, a Red Scare movement caused mass panic among Americans, led by the Senate accusing innocent citizens of supporting communism, which ruined the careers and lives of many. The Republican minority attacked the Democratic administration during this movement, criticizing the government for its lack of strong leadership. In her “Declaration of Conscience,” Margaret Chase Smith pressures the current administration to improve its leadership through the…

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    The reconstruction movement was a time when nobody was free in the North or South. The aftermath of the war left the south without schools, churches, or any type of economy while the North was almost forced to help through the churches need to provide sanctuary to the former slaves in the south. The “freedom” African-Americans received in the reconstruction era was conditional leaving southern African-Americans enslaved once more. While the Civil War’s overall motive was to the free the slaves…

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