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Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis The Politics of Equilibrium The Party System Stability and Stalemate

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis The Politics of Equilibrium The Party System Stability and Stalemate High Turnout

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis The Politics of Equilibrium The Party System Stability and Stalemate High Turnout Cultural Basis of Party Loyalty

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium The National Government Weak Federal Government Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium Presidents and Patronage Stalwarts and Half-Breeds Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis President and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes (Library of Congress)

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium Presidents and Patronage Stalwarts and Half-Breeds Garfield Assassinated Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis “I am a Stalwart and Arthur is President!” - Charles Guiteau

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium Presidents and Patronage Stalwarts and Half-Breeds Garfield Assassinated Pendleton Act Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium Cleveland, Harrison, and the Tariff Cleveland Elected Grover Cleveland (Library of Congress) Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium Cleveland, Harrison, and the Tariff Cleveland Elected Election of 1888 Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium New Public Issues Sherman Antitrust Act Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium New Public Issues Sherman Antitrust Act Tariff Rates Raised Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Politics of Equilibrium New Public Issues Sherman Antitrust Act Tariff Rates Raised Interstate Commerce Act Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis The State, War, and Navy Building, Washington DC

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Agrarian Revolt The Grangers National Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Agrarian Revolt The Alliances Social Goals of the Farmers’ Alliances “Raise less corn and more hell!” - Mary Lease Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Agrarian Revolt The Alliances Social Goals of the Farmers’ Alliances People’s Party Established Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Agrarian Revolt The Populist Constituency Populism’s Limited Appeal Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Agrarian Revolt Populist Ideas The Populists’ Reform Platform Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s The Panic of 1893 America’s Interconnected Economy Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s The Panic of 1893 America’s Interconnected Economy Homestead and Pullman Strikes Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s The Silver Question “Bimetallism” Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s The Silver Question “Bimetallism” “Free Silver” Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s The Silver Question “Bimetallism” “Free Silver” Sherman Silver Purchase Act Repealed Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s “A Cross of Gold” McKinley Nominated Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis William McKinley (Library of Congress)

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s “A Cross of Gold” McKinley Nominated “Cross of Gold” Speech Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!” - William Jennings Bryan

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Crisis of the 1890s “A Cross of Gold” McKinley Nominated “Cross of Gold” Speech “Fusion” Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. “A Cross of Gold” The Conservative Victory Emergence of Modern Campaigning Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis Election of 1896

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. “A Cross of Gold” The Conservative Victory Emergence of Modern Campaigning Demise of the People’s Party Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis Election of 1896

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. “A Cross of Gold” McKinley and Prosperity Gold Standard Act Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis

Copyright ©2008 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Debating the Past: Populism Chapter Nineteen: From Stalemate to Crisis