Political Eras
1)
1788-1824 Political Influence
of England and the Founding Fathers
Ends. 2) 1828-1852 Federalism vs. State's Rights
3)
1856-1892
Civil War, Northeast Takes Control, Gilded Age Wealth Built on the
5) 1932-1996 Party Control Flip-Flops, But Some Progress is Made 6) Elections 2000 - 2020 Political Polarity Increases
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1)
1788-1824 Founding Fathers and
England's Political Influence Ends
The
causes of the American Revolution |
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"And Now the Rest of the Story"
1)
Executive privilege was created by President Washington to keep
Jay Treaty documents
from Congress.
5)
Jefferson's philosophical inconsistency was typified by the
Louisiana Purchase.
6) A
Quasi-War
with France was minimized by Adams despite desires of his Federalist cabinet.
9)
The
1803 Louisiana Purchase and
1819/1821 treaties
with Spain
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2) 1828-1852 Federalism vs. State's Rights The
Democratic-Republican Party of Jefferson became factionalized in
the 1820's Democrats fought
Adams and
Anti-Jacksonian revival factions which soon emerged as the
Whig Party. |
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1)
Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians
westward. |
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3)
1856-1892
Civil War, Northeast Takes Control, Gilded Age Wealth
The civil War was followed by the development of a massive
transportation industrialization. |
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1)
Panic of 1857 was caused by over-consumption of goods
from Europe which lowered the
hard currency
supply. 2) Civil War
3)
Enforcement Acts of 1870-71 was designed to protect blacks
from the
Ku Klux Klan
and to protect Indians.
4)
Panic of 1873 was caused by the hard currency
Coinage Act of 1873.
5)
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 added merit to
federal hiring practices and
6)
Chinese
Exclusion Act of 1882 lasted until 1942.
7)
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 began an attempt to
regulate business trusts
8)
McKinley
Tariff of 1890 set a record for high rates.
9)
Panic of 1893 resulted in a severe depression.
10) The
1894 Wilson–Gorman Tariff lowered tariffs slightly and
11) Harrison appoints four conservative S.C. judges to fight
the coming progressive movement. |
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4) 1896-1928 Elections Progressive Populism Ends the Gilded Age But Business Power Returned After WW I
Panic of 1893
dissatisfaction
meant a 1996
realigning election
Exposing
political machines to eliminate government corruption was an
important progressive goal. |
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1) The 1897
Dingley Tariff
promoted industry at the expense of consumers as it added to consumer prices.
9) The
Fordney McCumber Tariff Act
was one of many protectionist measures during the 1920's.
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5) 1932-1996 Party Control Flip-Flops But Some Progress Made
Republicans felt voter outrage
caused by
Bonus Army veteran deaths during the summer of 1932. Democrats promoted
American Liberalism anchored in a coalition of specific liberal
groups, Continued at US Economic Normality 1945-2015 World Changed and Good Jobs Disappeared |
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1) For the first time U.S. leaders used massive debt to solve a major
non-military problem (SS and
rural
electrification ...).
2)
Marshall Plan & NATO
prevented a repeat of post WW I type international problems 3) President Eisenhower pulled out of South Korean and warned of a Military Industrial Complex. 4) Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the worst ever Cold War nuclear crises, was properly managed. 5) Social Security Amendments of 1965 created Medicare and Medicaid. 6) Voting Rights Act of 1965 assured minority registration and voting ending a 100 year government stalemate. 7) Vietnam War and Watergate scandal 8) Camp David Accords of 1978 was the high point of recent Middle East peace efforts. 9) Tax Act of 1980 began a trend of cutting everyone's income taxes.
10)
Too Big to Fail policy rescued Continental Illinois Bank
11) Coalition of the First Gulf War in1990 repelled Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
12)
Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act a1999 repealed the
Great Depression
Glass–Steagall Act.
13) Terrorism
strikes on 9/11 caused fear that subsides fore a while,
14)
Great
Recession
ended but slow nominal growth means |
6) 2000 - 2020 Elections Political Polarity Increases
The 1987 communication industry
Fairness
Doctrine exclusion meant The
Telecommunications Act of 1996
allowed multi station company ownership The Citizens United v. FEC allowed unregulated non transparent individual political contributions. Together they signaled a return to
Yellow
Journalism Political Era, |
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1) 2001 Bush Named War on Terrorism begins. 2) 2011 Don't Ask, Don't Tell battle conducted on talk radio was ended. 3)
2010
Affordable Care Act survived
Supreme Court Political Management
4) 2018 Chinas Emerging Political System prompts Trade Troubles Part 2 Decades of Supreme Court Jurisprudence. 2 000 Bush v. Gore: installed their preferred partisan presidency stating itshould not be cited as precedent.
2012
NFIB v. Sebelius:
blew a giant hole in the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion
stopping
2013
Shelby County v. Holder
stopped the requiring some state to preclearance
voting law changes.
2014
Citizens United v. FEC
near-unlimited corporate election spending on dark money propaganda
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20th Century Summary Editor's Rambling Political Eras Analyzed |
Walter's
Ramblings
1 The idea that Muslims Extremism is behind all military confrontations in the Middle East and Africa reminds me of the Cold War. Then, regime change in Egypt and Syria plus Para military confrontations in Central and South American, were all said to be inspired by Communist. Looking back, neither Egypt nor Syria became Communistic and few of other conflicts resulted in communist governments. Oligarch looking to control these and other lesser-developed countries need money. The USSR would contribute to one side, and the U.S. would contribute to the other side. Today, conservative Muslims have the money to help local Oligarchs wanting to control resources and the West fights to keep their current resource share. 2According to Henry Kissinger's biographer Walter Isaacson, President Johnson's reason for U.S. involvement in Vietnam was the Domino Theory. It stated that Nation A falling to Communism would make it easier for Communism to gain control of Nation B and then Nation C. This idea was already being questioned when Nixon took offices. Both Henry and Nixon did not believe in the Domino Theory. Still it was six years before we were forced out of Vietnam. Henry's reason for taking so long and not withdrawing in the promised six months was the importance of maintaining U.S. foreign policy creditability. No one asked the correct question. Such statements that "something will hurt the U.S." should be followed by questions pertaining to how much harm will be done, in relation to what and at what cost? About half of the U.S. causalities occurred during the Nixon-Kissinger watch even though both men entered office thinking the Vietnam War was not winnable. |
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