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This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:19th-century African-American politicians and Category:19th-century Native American politicians and Category:19th-century American women politicians The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
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19th-century American politicians (38 C, 1,197 P) 20th-century American politicians (25 C, 2,095 P) ... Members of the United States Congress by century (2 C) A.
Civil service reform in the United States was a major issue in the late 19th century at the national level, and in the early 20th century at the state level. Proponents denounced the distribution of government offices—the "spoils"—by the winners of elections to their supporters as corrupt and inefficient.
19th-century politicians by first-level administrative country subdivision (2 C) 19th-century politicians by nationality (60 C) Politicians assassinated in the 19th century (11 C)
During the Reconstruction Era, Republicans in Congress used the military to create a biracial electorate, but when the troops were removed in 1877, blacks steadily lost political power in the increasingly one-party Southern United States. After 1890 blacks generally lost the vote in the South.
The 19th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar. For information on this period, see: History of the United States series: History of the United States (1789–1849) History of the United States (1849–1865) History of the United States (1865–1918) Historical eras:
Jacksonian democracy" is a term to describe the 19th-century political philosophy that originated with the seventh U.S. president, The United States presidential election of 1824 brought partisan politics to a fever pitch, with General Andrew Jackson's popular vote victory (and his plurality in the United States Electoral College being ...