Reform Party of the United States of America

era was known for the age of reform. There were three progressive presidents during this era: Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. These presidents sought to develop the country’s economic, political, and social ways of life. During the progressive era, the three presidents tried their best to transform, what they thought was needed. The presidents were known for reforming what would help the citizens, the politics, and the United States of America the most. The first…

Federal Government in Modern United States Beginning in the late nineteenth to twentieth century, the role of the American federal government with regards to involvement in the lives of its citizens has greatly been magnified. There are quite a number of factors responsible for this occurrence. A lot of social and political reforms took place during this period. Some of them are the establishment of progressivism and the rise of the progressive party, The Populist Party, the New Deal program…

the United States in the years 1861 to 1865. The Union faced different leaders in eleven Southern states as they grouped together and formed the Confederate States of America. The Union, also known as the North won the war, making what was one of the most intense wars in history. The war was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis, a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of War, was appointed President of the Confederate States of America.…

Tax reform, dating back to before the inception of our great nation, has always been a topic of heated discussion. The apathy of a society towards the unfair taxation of its people was made known in 1775; when the shot heard around the world reverberated in the ears of their oppressor King George III. As a result of the issuing revolution in America, the constitution as amended to which we still follow today was written. After extensive research the Republic of District Four concluded that…

of change originated in this productive era of reform for America's working middle class and the less fortunate. “Progressives could be found in all classes, regions, and races. “They shared a fundamental belief that America needed a new social consciousness to cope with the problems brought on by the enormous rush of economic and social change in the post–Civil War decades” (Faragher p. 457). The Populist Movement, also known as the People's Party, was motivated by good intentions, in which…

the period which changed the way America was sculpted. Some movements that occurred include the Abolitionist movement, the creation of canals and railroads in the North, the creation of the public school systems, the industrialization movement of the North, and a movement known as the Second Awaking. All of these movements occurred in response to past historical event which allowed for the change in personal perspective among Americans. The most valid reform movement during the…

All citizens of the United States have, at one point or another, been taught that America is a nation founded on the principles of a democratic society. Principles that, forged in the crucible of war, endow it citizens with an undeniable right to directly participate in the political process. America’s Forefathers would be profoundly disappointed, however, to learn that the unchecked influence of special interest has sullied the very fabric of United States politics. The Founding Fathers, in…

The foundation of the Second Party System was the Democrats versus the Whigs. Andrew Jackson was the candidate for the Democratic Party, who believed in slavery and a small central government. They felt the federal government should not be involved in economic and social issues, and they were typically supported by the states in the South and the West. On the other hand, Henry Clay led the Whigs, and John Quincy Adams ran as their candidate. The Whig Party believed in anti-slavery, a strong…

The election of 1912 exposed the necessity of change in America where principles of progressive reform dominated the political agendas for all four candidates. Incumbent republican president William Howard Taft battled with his former comrade Theodore Roosevelt, whilst democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson wooed the country with his plan for “New Freedom”. Meanwhile, socialist Eugene Debs fought to earn support from the working class of America with his experience as a union leader. The most…

Recently, immigration to the United States has been a hot topic in politics. With former President Obama deporting the most immigrants in history (Main) (Murphy 4-24-18) and President Trump’s intentions to slash DACA leading to the deportation of even more immigrants, it begs the question: why do immigrants choose to come to the United States in the first place? In the case of those who emigrated from the Latin Americas, factors of violence and neoliberalism catapulted their countries into…