After a long period of not having a job, Jim Pendergast offered Harry Truman the start to his political career. Jim Pendergast was the boss of the political machine in Kansas City. ... Not only did the Pendergast machine influence the votes, Harrys farmer background got him votes from other farmers. ... FDR did not want his current running mate because he practiced unusual politics. ...
The book also provides a different viewpoint of the black political struggle. ... I found this book to very interesting, especially as an African-American student in political science. ... I would highly recommend it to another student, especially one who is interested in politics as a career. ... He often compares the American political system with politics in England. ... He sees the American government as a complex machine that has a high degree of maintenance from its citizens. ...
National Literature Before the war of 1812, there was basically no true American literature besides political essays. ... The Factory System and Market Economy British inventors perfected a series of machines for the mass production of textiles in 1750. ... America was much slower to embrace the machine than other countries in Europe. ... This is just one of the economic and political changes following the improved methods of transportation. ...
After moving to New York, Teddy decided to go into the field of politics. With the help of Jack Hess and Joe Murray, Roosevelt was elected to his first political office in 1881 as a representative for the New York Assembly. ... He would not be bound by the political machine and would fight for what he believed in. ... As Governor, he once again distanced himself from the political machines, the same ones that got him elected. ... McKinley was looking for a running mate, and Platt saw this as the opportunity to nominate Roosevelt Vice President, since they really did not do much in politics. ...
After moving to New York, Teddy decided to go into the field of politics. With the help of Jack Hess and Joe Murray, Roosevelt was elected to his first political office in 1881 as a representative for the New York Assembly. ... He would not be bound by the political machine and would fight for what he believed in. ... As Governor, he once again distanced himself from the political machines, the same ones that got him elected. ... McKinley was looking for a running mate, and Platt saw this as the opportunity to nominate Roosevelt Vice President, since they really did not do much in politics. ...
Introduction to Political Science U.S. ... The second method is the punch ballot method, which according to Klonsky it is prone to machine error. ... The punch cards are fed into computerized counting machines either at the local precincts or at centralized tallying facilities (Jackson, 2000). ...
From the beginning, Hollywood has had a fascination with creating films based upon political history. The focus in these stories is most often placed on the central political figures of the actual events; Army generals, senators, or presidents, such as in the movie Nixon. In contrast, the films J.F.K. and All the President's Men focus on lesser known players seeking the truth behind two major political conspiracies. ... The films J.F.K. and All the President's Men are based upon major historical political events. ... For example, in the opening scene, the camera focuses upon a t...
Wilson advanced rapidly as a conservative young professor of political science and became president of Princeton in 1902. ... In that campaign he asserted his independence of the conservatives and of the machine that had nominated him, endorsing a progressive platform, which he pursued as governor. ... Wilson went before Congress in January 1918, to pronounce American war aims through a a series of ideas he had known as the Fourteen Points, this would establish a general association of nations indubitably guaranteeing political independence and territorial integrity to great and small stat...
This time has also been called the Jacksonian Revolution because of the sweeping changes that took place in the American society and politics. ... The output of cotton also grew due to Eli Whitney's cotton gin, a machine that removed the seeds from cotton faster than human workers. ... Dubbed King Andrew I by the political cartoonists of the 1830's, this name fits the character of Andrew Jackson quite well. ...
During the gilded age, when Roosevelt was ending college and starting his political life, the government allowed the industry to grow with any interference. ... At Harvard he followed politics very closely and during his spare time he would often help the campaigns of republican candidates. ... His first real political job was as a New York State assemblyman, 1882-1884. ... He returned to the political scene in 1888 to back President Harrison in the Midwest. ... This is one of the first times we see him change the trends of politics in the Gilded Age. ...
Shlaim throughout the Berlin Crisis was preoccupied with domestic politics. ... The blockade remained in existence so long because of Truman's tough political race and his uncertainty of reelection. ... Truman was overtly aware that the people of the United States rallied behind his doctrine, and wanted any and every nation to have a choice in their political happenings; however, he was also aware that the people of the United States were tired of war, and especially war for European benefit. The Berlin Crisis would not be resolved until Truman was sure of his political future. ... So...
