CAS HI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Secret Ballot
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Are the american people a nation or local aggregations? senator beveridge, worried about nation unity. Woodrow wilson wanted a stronger federal government with national brands contributes to nation unity. William mckinley- modest, disciplined, calm father figure, first president to rely heavily on telephone, yet was quite old fashioned. He was a conservative, but was innovative (reluctantly) Being part of a political party used to be like a club, for example if someone died, they may cover funeral costs. People only voted for candidates in their own party, wouldn"t vote for the best man in the world if he is in the other party . Kind of had to vote for straight party because no voting privacy and bribes of rum and food. Straight-party voting: the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot.