HOLIFIELD, Chester Earl, a Representative from California; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., December 3, 1903; moved with his family to Springdale, Ark., in 1912; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1922-1936Party: RepublicanCOUZENS, James, a Senator from Michigan; born in Chatham, Province of Ontario, Canada, August 26, 1872; attended the public schools of…
(Encyclopedia) selective service, in U.S. history, term for conscription.
Conscription was established (1863) in the U.S. Civil War, but proved unpopular (see draft riots). The law authorized release…
(Encyclopedia) factory, place of production characterized by wage labor, the use of machinery, and the division of labor. The large-scale use of machinery differentiates factory production from…
How to Write an Essay Organize your ideas Develop an outline to organize your ideas. An outline shows your main ideas and the order in which you are going to write about them. Sample…
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The ACEEE's Green Book®, a buyer's guide to environmentally friendly passenger vehicles, rates cars according to their emissions and fuel consumption, and publishes an annual list…
The ACEEE's Green Book®, a buyer's guide to environmentally friendly passenger vehicles, rates cars according to their emissions and fuel consumption, and publishes an annual list…
While historians have often noted the changes in the power of the presidency, other important aspects of the office have changed as well. These include how the President is selected, when the…