The history of the United States public debt started with federal government debt incurred during the American Revolutionary War by the first U.S treasurer, Michael Hillegas, after the country's formation in 1776.The United States has continuously had a fluctuating public debt since then, except for about a year during 1835–1836. To allow comparisons over the years, …

The Constitution Party, formerly the U.S. Taxpayers' Party until 1999, is a political party in the United States that promotes a religious conservative view of the principles and intents of the United States Constitution. The party platform is based on originalist interpretations of the Constitution and shaped by principles which it believes ...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.. The power of the presidency has grown substantially since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789.

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer, de facto …

In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch). Divided government is seen by different groups as a benefit or as an undesirable product of the model of governance used in the U.S. political system.

Democratic Ideas and the British Labour Movement (Cambridge University Press, 1996) Beilharz, Peter. Labour's Utopias: Bolshevism, Fabianism and Social Democracy (Routledge 1992) Biagini, E.F. and Reid, A.J., eds. Currents of Radicalism: Popular Radicalism, Organized Labour and Party Politics in Britain 1850–1914, (Cambridge University Press ...

Presidency of George Washington. 1790 – Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution and becomes 13th state 1791 – The Bill of Rights, comprising the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is adopted.; 1791 – First Bank of the United States chartered 1791 – Vermont becomes the 14th state (formerly the independent Vermont Republic) 1792 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state …

The 1836 United States presidential election was the 13th quadrennial presidential election, held from Thursday, November 3 to Wednesday, December 7, 1836.In the third consecutive election victory for the Democratic Party, incumbent Vice President Martin Van Buren defeated four candidates fielded by the nascent Whig Party.. The 1835 Democratic National …

The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high ranking member of the federal cabinet. The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the United States, who is the commander-in-chief.

The United States Democratic Party is one of the two biggest political parties in the United States of America.The other is the Republican Party, which is the Democratic Party's main opponent.The U.S. also has several smaller political parties known as third parties. Supporters of this party are known as Democrats.. Every four years the party holds a National Convention …