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Mid-19th Century USA (Why was the USA so Successful during the Mid 19th…
Mid-19th Century USA
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The US Political System
the 1787 Constitution Divided the power between the Fedral Government in Washington DC and Individual states
The Federal Government had well defined executive, legeslative and Judicial Brnches, each of which was able to check each others actions.
The US Govenment
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The President
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Elected every four years by the electoral collage ( Electoral College represemtetaives are selevted by the party with most votes in each state)
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The President is also head of the state but also has some real powers. He may call special sessions of Congress. may recomend legislation and may Veto bills.
Presidents appoint their own ministers, or secretaries, who sit in the Cabnate but are forbidden to sit in Congress,
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Democrats and Whigs
America was a two party system with two main Parties, The democrats and Whigs, although there was the option for independents
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Political involvment
In Presidential ellections both parties tried to gain as much support as possible while avoiding major issues like slavery
Political campaigns generated high voter turnout with Barbeques, torchlight parades and campaign literature attacking the opposition
Throughout the 1840;s most americans committed themselves to one of the two parties with Politics being a popular spectator and participant 'sport'
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States held ellections in different month menaning that there was a new congressmen or Sate legislature every month of every year.
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