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• Roosevelt’s attempt to “pack” the Supreme Court causes conservative backlash in Congress.
The United States Republican Party is the second oldest currently existing political party in the United States after its great rival, the Democratic Party. It emerged in 1855 to combat the threat of slavery's extension to the territories, and to promote more vigorous modernization of the economy. Initially, the formation of the Republican Party was championed by Samuel Bowles III, publisher of the influential Springfield, Massachusetts daily newspaper, The Republican. [1] On Friday, Sept. 21, 1 -
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• Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected as a moderate Republican.
The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional investigations into the issue of Communist spies within the U.S. government. McCarthy's so-called "witch hunt", the recent Soviet acquisition of Nuclear weapons, combined with national tension and wearin -
• Barry Goldwater runs on a conservative platform and loses to LBJ in a landslide.
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's popularity, won 61.1% of the popular vote, the highest won by a candidate since 1820. It was the sixth-most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States[1] in terms of electoral votes; in t -
• The Supreme Court angers social conservatives with its decision to legalize abortion in Roe v. Wade.
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973),[1] was a landmark controversial decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion. The Court decided that a right to privacy under the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that right must be balanced against the state's two legitimate interests for regulating abortions: protecting prenatal life and protecting the mother's health. Saying that thes -
• The American Liberty League is founded to defend conservative values of private property and individual enterprise.
Conservatism (Latin: conservare, "to preserve")[1] is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to the way things were.[2][3] The first established use of the term in a political context was by François-René de Chateaubriand in 1819, followin -
• Conservative Republicans sweep the historic 1980 election.
With the Republican Party holding a slim majority in the House of Representatives, even a small seat swing in 2002 can change the dynamics of power in Congress. Party control over this institution may change for only the second time since 1954. It is certainly conceivable that the Democrats would win the 6 seats that they need to regain majority rule. As students of congressional elections like to state, the party in the White House has lost seats in the House in all but two elections over th
