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- Title
Constitutional Politics in the Gilded Age.
- Authors
Les Benedict, Michael
- Abstract
The article discusses constitutional issues in the U.S. during the Gilded Age. The author reflects on matters of public debate such as regulation of railroads, product safety, labor issues, and the struggle against trusts and monopolies. It is suggested that constitutionality weighed heavily over these debates throughout the political spectrum and across political parties. Constitutional issues were analyzed through cartoons, caricatures, songs, and screeds. It is also noted that Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court composed opinions aimed at a general audience.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States. Constitution; POLITICAL oratory; UNITED States politics &; government, 1865-1900; INTERPRETATION &; construction of American law; UNITED States history, 1865-1921; INTELLECTUAL life
- Publication
Journal of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era, 2010, Vol 9, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
1537-7814
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1537781400003777