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  1. Countdown In Tennessee, 1920

    By Carol Lynn Yellin, December 1978, Volume 30, Issue 1

    The hour-by-hour suspenseful story of the climactic struggle for equal voting rights for women More >>>

  2. The Electoral College: How It Got That Way and Why We're Stuck With It

    By Frederic D. O'Brien, February/March 2001, Volume 52, Issue 1

    It was never designed to actually elect a President, it’s awkward, cumbersome, and confusing, and almost no one likes it. Americans have been trying to get rid of it for more than two centuries. Yet it’s still here. Now we are seeing renewed efforts to reform or eliminate the Electoral College. Will they succeed? Don’t bet on it. More >>>

  3. It All Began In Wyoming

    By Lynne Cheney, April 1973, Volume 24, Issue 3

    One day in 1869 the gentlemen of the territorial legislature amused themselves by enacting the first woman-suffrage law. They trusted in a veto from the governor More >>>

  4. The Longest Ride

    By Anonymous (not verified), November/December 2002, Volume 53, Issue 6

    MAMA GOES TO VOTE More >>>

  5. The War on Catholics

    By Steven Waldman, Articles in the Works, Volume 1, Issue 1

    After centuries of hostility against Catholics, the elections of Presidents Kennedy and Biden marked an end to the trend in American politics.  More >>>

  6. A Lesson In Civics—but not what they teach in school

    By Robert Cenedella, December 1960, Volume 12, Issue 1

    That splendid flower of New England— the town meeting—wilts under the scrutiny of a native son More >>>

  7. LaFollette and the Progressive Movement

    By Bernard A. Wei…, Winter 2020, Volume 64, Issue 1

    He fought the alliance between corporations and political bosses, to take back government for farmers, workers, and consumers. More >>>

  8. 1917 Seventy-five Years Ago

    By Anonymous (not verified), April 1992, Volume 43, Issue 2

    The Lady from Montana More >>>

  9. Who Really Elects The Presidents?

    By D. M. Marshman, Jr., February 1973, Volume 24, Issue 2

    In the aftermath of the 1972 election we believe professional politicians might find the thoughtful essay that follows worth a little study; it might save them time and money in 1976. The author, Mr. More >>>

  10. The Legacy of the Warren Court

    By Geoffrey R. Stone, Winter 2020, Volume 64, Issue 1

    In many ways, the Constitution as we know it results from their landmark decisions. More >>>

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