majority

Examples of majority in the following topics:

• Conclusion: The Development of Democracy

  • Political authority appeared to rest with the majority as never before.
  • Jackson understood the views of the majority, and he skillfully used the popular will to his advantage.
  • As the will of the majority became the rule of the day, everyone outside of mainstream, white American opinion, especially American Indians and African Americans, was vulnerable to the wrath of the majority.
  • Some worried that the rights of those who opposed the will of the majority would never be safe.
  • A new political era of democracy had begun, one characterized by the rule of the majority.

• Deism

  • Deism played a major part in inspiring enlightenment philosophy and in the creation of the principle of religious freedom.
  • In the United States, Enlightenment philosophy (which itself was heavily inspired by Deist ideals) played a major role in creating the principle of religious freedom, which is expressed in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
  • Another major contributor to Deism was Elihu Palmer (1764–1806), who wrote the "Bible" of American deism in his (1801) and attempted to organize Deism by forming the "Deistical Society of New York.
  • Another major contributor to Deism was Elihu Palmer (1764–1806), who wrote the "Bible" of American deism in his Principles of Nature (1801) and attempted to organize Deism by forming the "Deistical Society of New York. "

• "Extend the Sphere"

  • Madison argues that the only problem comes from majority factions, because the principle of popular sovereignty should prevent minority factions from gaining power.
  • He offers two ways to check majority factions: prevent the "existence of the same passion or interest in a majority at the same time" or render a majority faction unable to act.
  • Madison concludes that a small democracy cannot avoid the dangers of majority faction because small size means that undesirable passions can very easily spread to a majority of the people, which can then enact its will through the democratic government without difficulty.
  • The last argument Madison makes in favor of a large republic is that because in a small republic there will be a lower variety of interests and parties, a majority will more frequently be found.
  • The number of participants of that majority will be lower, and since they live in a more limited territory, it would be easier for them to agree and work together for the accomplishment of their ideas.

• The Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Lincoln urged Major General Ulysses S.
  • He replaced Major General Don Carlos Buell with Major General William S.
  • On November 5, seeing that his replacement of Buell had not stimulated Major General George B.
  • StOn December 13, the "grand division" of Major General William B.
  • Burnside ordered the grand divisions of Major Generals Edwin V.

• The Clinton Administration Moves Right

  • In the 1994 midterm election, the Republican party gained control of both the House and the Senate and retained this majority until 2006.
  • Republicans had not held the majority in the House for forty years, since the 83rd Congress (elected in 1952).
  • Prior to this, Republicans had not held the majority of governorships since 1972.
  • In addition, this was the first time in 50 years that the GOP controlled a majority of state legislatures.
  • Republicans also won a majority of state governorships and State Legislatures.

• Jackie Robinson

  • Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player in the United States.
  • The Sporting News, which had opposed blacks in the major leagues, gave Robinson its first Rookie of the Year Award in 1947.
  • Although some major league teams began to integrate right away, it was12 years until the last major league team integrated in 1959.
  • Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player in the United States

• Spectator Sports

  • The first professional league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, lasted from 1871 to 1875; scholars dispute its status as a major league.
  • As the oldest surviving major league, the National League is sometimes referred to as the "senior circuit. " Several other major leagues formed and failed.
  • An injury ended Walker's major league career, and by the early 1890s an unspoken "gentlemen's agreement" effectively barred black players from the white-owned professional leagues, major and minor.
  • Virtually all of the modern baseball rules were in place by 1893; the last major change—counting foul balls as strikes—was instituted in 1901.
  • The World Series, pitting the two major league champions against each other, was inaugurated that fall, albeit without express major league sanction.

• Relief for the Unemployed

  • To Public Works Administration was established to finance major public works throughout the United States.
  • To cut unemployment, the NIRA created the Public Works Administration (PWA), a major program of public works.
  • The act reflected the demands of leaders of major farm organizations and reflected debates among Roosevelt's farm advisers.
  • The last major New Deal legislation concerning farming was in 1937.
  • A major new welfare program was the Food Stamp Plan, established in 1939.

• The Aftermath of Saratoga

  • The Patriot victory at Saratoga, a major turning point in the war, effectively ended the British military presence in the North.
  • The Battle of Saratoga proved to be a major turning point in the American Revolution.
  • The strength of France's diplomatic relations with various world powers also influenced the later entry of the Dutch Republic into the war, and declarations of neutrality on the part of other major geopolitical players, including Russia.
  • General George Washington’s army shadowed Clinton’s, and Washington successfully forced a battle at Monmouth Courthouse on June 28, the last major battle to take place in the North during the Revolutionary War.

• The Battle of Bull Run

  • The Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, demonstrated to the public that the conflict would not be resolved quickly or easily.
  • It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War, but is also significant for demonstrating to the wider public the inexperience of both armies and the intractable nature of the conflict given the inability of either side to achieve a quick or decisive victory.