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The Election Of 1852: Pierce vs. Scott vs. Hale
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Lace ‘Em Up’s Presidential Election series today we will be discussing the election of 1852. Sort of a repeat of the 1848 and 1844 elections as a dark candidate from the Democrats takes on a Military General from the Whigs and the Free Soil Party has returned in another three-way bout for the Presidency. Presidential Shake-Up & The Compromise of 1850 Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States won the office in 1848 thanks to his vague views on political issues and his war hero status; Upon ascending to the Oval Office, many Southern politicians believed that they could be able to…
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The Election of 1848: Taylor vs. Cass vs. Van Buren
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Lace ‘Em Up’s Presidential Election series today we will be going over the Election of 1848; it’s also a three-way battle for Presidency as Military General Zachary Taylor takes on Michigan Senator Lewis Cass and former Democratic President, Martin Van Buren. President Polk and the Mexican-American War After winning the highest office in the land back in the 1844 election, President James K. Polk established an Independent Treasury in order to manage government funds while also reducing the prices of tariffs while also increasing the amount of revenue and trade within the United States. Polk was also responsible for creating what would be ‘The Smithsonian Institute’ and…
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The US Supreme Court: A Political Institution?
Founding Father and future president John Adams wrote in Thought on Government in 1776: “Judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive and independent upon both,” with many seeing the modern-day Supreme Court as having become intrinsically politicised. In order to evaluate if the highest court of the land in the US has become overtly political, it is important to look at factors such as the appointment system, the role of pressure groups, and the upholding of precedent. The following piece will analyse the concept that the US Supreme Court has encroached upon the two other branches of government to become a political institution. FOR One…
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The Election of 1844: Polk vs. Clay
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Lace ‘Em Up’s Presidential Election series. Today we will be going over the Election of 1844 as the Whig Party’s own Henry Clay is looking to finally win the Presidency that’s alluded him for so long, but first, he has to go through the Democratic Party’s Dark Horse Candidate: James Knox Polk. President Tyler and the Annexation of Texas As we discussed in the previous article, John Tyler became the 10th President of the United States following the death of his predecessor William Henry Harrison just a little over a month into his Presidency. Since then, President Tyler’s time in office has been problematic…
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The Election of 1840: Van Buren vs. Harrison
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Lace ‘Em Up’s Presidential Election series. Today we will be discussing the Election of 1840 as the incumbent president, Martin Van Buren is looking for re-election, but he has to go up against the Whig Party’s William Henry Harrison in a rematch of sorts from the previous election. The Panic of 1837 and President Van Buren As you may recall from the 1836 election, Martin Van Buren became the 8th President of the United States by campaigning off the success of his predecessor and fellow Democrat, Andrew Jackson. Unfortunately for the newly elected president and the country as a whole, the next four years would…
