Pressure Politics: Interest-group Society, An
The history of the nation is full of examples of people with shared beliefs coming together to influence the rules by which we are governed. America is an interest-group society. From the time of the Boston tea party to ..
Pressure Politics: Most Powerful Lobbying Groups, The
Each year Fortune magazine conducts a survey to determine the most powerful lobbying groups. Money is not always a factor. The NIFB, the small business lobby and their push for fewer taxes and less regulation, is always ..
Pressure Politics: One Nation; Many Voices
How can a nation achieve the unity necessary to govern itself when it so diverse? A case in point is the gun control debate and al the different points of view that cloud the issue. Through the years people have found th..
Pressure Politics: Right to Petition Government, The
From its inception, the Constitution has supported both individual and group needs. The right to petition your government, a clause in the First Amendment that is sometimes overlooked, is an essential part of a democrati..
Pressure Politics: Strategies to Enlist Government Support
Interest groups use a number of approaches to solicit support from government officials. They hire professional lobbyists to provide information to and fundraising support for members of Congress. The Institute for Polic..
Pressure Politics: Unity: A Rare but Essential Commodity
The actions of a unified team, working together, provide the foundation from which change is achieved. Many interest groups lack such unity. Until ordinary workers organize themselves into meaningful coalitions to put pr..
Pressures from Within: Aftermath of War of 1812
In the aftermath of the war of 1812, a sense of pride and determination seems to dominate the American scene--pride that the nation had survived yet another war with Great Britain and determination to avoid the mistakes ..
Pressures from Within: Fur Trading in Northwest Territories
In the territories that had been explored by Lewis and Clark, the big news is fur trading, a lucrative business which produces the country's first millionaire, John Jacob Astor. Some species are overhunted as a result of..
Pressures from Within: National Crises of 1819 and 1820 Threaten Country
1819 experiences a major economic downturn in which people lose their homes, farms and businesses. Land values, inflated by speculation, collapse. The instability of banks operating with very little of the kind of insura..
Pressures from Within: Population Surge West of Appalachians
Once the War of 1812 diminishes the threat of Indian uprisings, there is a dramatic surge in population west of the Appalachians, particularly in the region known as the "Old Northwest." Indians who had moved to the Ohio..