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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Slavery and its impact on sectionalism (1619 to 1830) -- The rise and fall of abolitionism (1750 to 1848) -- Economic protectionism (1815 to 1828) -- "Old Hickory" comes to Washington (1829 to 1832) -- The bank war and southern nullification (1832 to 1834) -- The turbulent years (1834 to 1836) -- The panic and sub-treasuries (1837 to 1840) -- John Tyler and Texas too (1840 to 1845) -- The expansionist agenda (1845 to 1846) -- Territorial sectionalism (1846 to 1847) -- A time to compromise (1847 to 1850) -- Sectional politics (1850 to 1853) -- Filibusters (1849 to 1860) -- The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1852 to 1854) -- Political realignment (1854 to 1856) -- The fight for Kansas (1854 to 1858) -- From Brown to Lincoln (1856 to 1860) -- The end of the road (1860 to 1861)…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction : The mind of the persuader -- Rhetorical contexts -- The Lyceum address : "On the perpetuation of our political institutions" -- The temperance address : moral reform and emancipation-- The speech on the War with Mexico and the eulogy for Zachary Taylor : " injustice and heroic virtue " -- The eulogy for Henry Clay : persuasion and/or principle -- The Kansas-Nebraska speech : popular sovereignty and self-government -- The "house divided" speech : the logic of hopeful resolve -- Lecture on discoveries and inventions : self-government and inventions : self-government and arts of literacy -- The Milwaukee address : thorough farming and self-government -- The Cooper Union address : the empirical wager -- Presidential eloquence and political religion : governing "in the providence of God" -- The farewell address : "Let us confidently hope" -- The first inaugural, the Gettysburg address, and the second inaugural : providence and persuasion -- Postscript. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Approaching electoral college reform / Representation in congressional efforts to amend the presidential election system / "A mere deception, a mere ignus fatus on the people of America" : lifting the veil on the electoral college / "If the manner of it be not perfect" : thinking through electoral college reform / The electoral college and democratic responsiveness / The challenge of contemporary electoral college reform / Systemic biases affecting congressional voting on electoral college reform / Compact risk : some downsides to establishing national plurality presidential elections by contingent legislation / Exploring the difficulties of electoral college reform at the state level : Maine and Nebraska lead the way / Comparative presidential selection : a cautionary tale / Lobbying the electoral college : the potential for chaos / Electoral college incentives and presidential actions : a case for reform? …”
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