documentary (hereinafter Hillary) critical of then- Senator Hillary Clinton‚ a candidate for her party’s Presidential nomination. Anticipating that it would make Hillary available on cable television through video-on-demand within 30 days of primary elections‚ Citizens United produced television ads to run on broadcast and cable television. Concerned about possible civil and criminal penalties for violating §441b‚ it sought declaratory and injunctive re- lief‚ arguing that (1) §441b is unconstitutional
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Political parties in the United States‚ can be dated all the way back to 1700s. Though the leaders of the American revolution had different views and some didn’t agree with the ideas of political parties‚ them themselves were apart of political parties. A political party is defined as “a group of people who share the same ideas about the way a country should be governed. They work together to introduce new laws and alter the old ones.” This definition could be used to explain the Federalist and Anti-Federalist
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Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States in September 1901‚ after the assassination of President William McKinley. Roosevelt became the youngest president in the nation’s history. He was only 42 years old. Roosevelt’s nickname was Teddy. His youth and enthusiasm changed the public image of the presidency. The presidential mansion officially became known as the White House when Roosevelt had the name emblazoned on his stationery. His first Annual Message to Congress was in
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Chief of State: President Wilson was steeped in the tradition of Jeffersonian democracy and shared his faith in society. However‚ he lacked a common touch and did not feel for the individual as much as humanity. Wilson was most associated with scholars due to his academic background‚ and looked down upon lesser minds‚ including journalists and those he considered to be unintelligent senators. After World War I‚ President Wilson reached his peak of popularity and power and was viewed as a moral leader
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Part 1: Terms The Dunning school of thought was named after William Dunning—a professor at Columbia University (1857-1922). Dunning was the first historian in 1900’s to look at the after civil war and reconstruction era. He came up with the idea that the South was a victim of the—Tragic Era—construction era. Dunning‘s vision depicts the slave holders as honorable men‚ while the “carpetbaggers” and “scalawags” as corrupts and opportunist who took advantage of the weakened South. Moreover‚ Dunning
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example‚ to practice cooperation and practice social democracy. The Hull House group became involved in city- and state-wide campaigns for better housing‚ improvements in public welfare‚ stricter child-labor laws and protection of working women. In 1912‚ Jane helped
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Americans just simply don’t vote. I choose the topic on American voter turnout during the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections because former president Obama and current president Trump ran a completely different campaign. I wanted to research how this may have affected the peoples votes or the lake of. During my research I looked at the background of American voter turnout‚ both of the elections as a whole like who voted and what made them vote that way‚ the battleground states‚ and how many Americans don’t
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11. A plurality is more than half the votes cast. (false) -the state of being plural or numerous 12. A ward is a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members. (true) 13. An ideological party arises over a particular issue or crisis and soon fades away. (false) - they arise because of their beliefs on a matter and are long-lived. 14. Partisanship means membership in one of the major parties. (false) Partisanship is a noun meaning an inclination to favor one
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the bar in 1882. Later‚ he entered Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and earned a Ph.D. in history and political science in 1886. B. Occupations: 1. Governor of New Jersey (1911-13) IV. Terms of Office: (1913 - 1921) V. Issues of the Election: (1912) – The Republican Party nominated William Howard Taft and former congressman James Sherman. Theodore Roosevelt felt that this was betrayal of his progressive program‚ so he and his supporters created a new party. The Progressive Party (Bull Moose
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