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19th-century United States political party
began in the mid-1850s as a northern coalition formed to stop the expansion of slavery into western territories after Congress passed the , which reopened the slavery question in the territories . Ant...
have had uneven effects on midterm outcomes and public opinion: in some cases they energized opposition voters and punished the president’s party, while in others—most notably Bill Clinton’s impeachme...
Past have had mixed and context-dependent effects on midterm turnout and party performance: sometimes they galvanized opposition voters and reshaped congressional control, while at other times they pr...
When are introduced but never carried to a full House vote, history shows they can still reshape politics and procedure: aborted or stalled efforts have sometimes produced new legislation, altered con...
Across U.S. history the party that has dominated Senate seats by state has shifted dramatically: in the 19th and early 20th centuries party labels and regional blocs (Federalists, Democratic‑Republica...