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United States Election Compared With Britain in 1848
Archibald Prentice notes the U S presidential system with broad suffrage and annual ballots, contrasts its stability with British debate, and traces representation shifts from 1789 to 1845 including state rankings, reapportionment in 1843, and key presidential election results up to 1848. He cites New York voting changes and the 1848 Polk victory.
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United States
France
North America
England
Old Sarum
Manchester
Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Ohio
Maryland
Indiana
South Carolina
New Jersey
Illinois
House of Representatives
House of Commons
House
Congress
Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Jefferson
James Madison
de Witt Clinton
James Monroe
Rufus King
Andrew Jackson
Mr. Adams
Henry Clay
Martin van Buren
W.H. Harrison
Daniel Webster
William H. Harrison
James K. Polk
Philadelphia
General Taylor
Cass
Taylor
Stockport
James Heald
Archibald Prentice
St. Stephen-street