. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. s,the doubtful members in the Senate having swung to the Anti-Administration side, or, which is the same, to the side of the in-coming administrat
. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. s,the doubtful members in the Senate having swung to the Anti-Administration side, or, which is the same, to the side of the in-coming administration. No measures were mooted likely tohamper the new administration, though one, accepting the lib-eral theory of Internal Improvement, and making large appro-priation therefor, went through, after provoking the then stereo-typed debates as to its constitutionality. The electoral count inPebruary showed 178 votes for Jackson and 83 for Adams, forPresident, and 171 for Calhoun, and 83 for Rush, for Vice-Presi-dent. Congress adjourned sine die, March 3, 1829. The candi-dates elect were sworn into office March 4, 1829. FIRST ADMINISTRATION. March 4, 1829—March 3, 1833. Andrew Jackson, Tenn., President. John C. Calhoun, S. C, Vice-President. Congresses. Sessions. Twenty fir^^t Congress / December 7, 1829-May 31, CONGRESS. | ^^ December 6, 1830-March 3, 1831. TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. { ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^, ^^^I^-^l^^^^^^^. ANDREW JACKSON. *?3 S53 354 POLITICAL HISTORY OF ELECTORAL VOTE. Democrat. National Republican. Basis ofStates. 40,000, Alabama 3 Connecticut 6 Delaware i Georgia 7 Illinois I Indiana 3 Kentucky 12 Louisiana 3 Maine 7 Maryland 9 Massachusetts .... 13 Mississippi i Missouri i New 6New 6 New York 34 North ,. 13 Ohio 14 Pennsylvania 26 Rhode Island. ... 2South 9 Tennessee 9 Vermont 5 Virginia 22 Totals 213 CABINET. And. Jack- J. C. Cal- J. Q. Adams, R. Rush,Votes, son, Tenn. houn, S. C. Mass. Pa
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