The Declaration of Independence
Compromise Timeline
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THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY
THE PROBLEM OF REPRESENTATION
DINNER IS SERVED
ANYBODY BUT BURR!
A FIREBELL IN THE NIGHT
MANIFEST DESTINY?
Prelude to the Civil War
End of Reconstruction - Rise of Jim Crow
THE ROUGH RIDER
THE NEW DEAL'S DEALS: FDR AND SENATOR MCNARY
POLITICS STOPS AT THE WATER'S EDGE
SHARING THE CREDIT
SIGN ME UP
A SQUARE MEAL
The Friendly Opponents
The Policy Wonks
The Constitution
Capital and the Capital: The Jefferson-Hamilton Compromise
The Revolution of 1800
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act abandons the Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1877: Republicans retain the White House in exchange for Democratic control of the South
The United Mine Strike: From confrontation to arbitration
The Great Depression & The New Deal
The Vandenberg Resolution
The Civil Rights Act
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
Food Stamps: Senators Bob Dole & George McGovern
Reagan-O’Neill: Social Security Reform and Tax Reform
Clinton-Gingrich: Welfare Reform & Tax Reform