Government Story Briefs

Governments can be constitutional monarchies, dictatorships, federal republics, parliamentary democracies, constitutional republics. More than a system of rules and regulations, they help civilized people to live together peacefully. These stories explore different forms of government.

As a result of the stock-market crash, and the ensuing great depression, some rich people ended up in "the poor house.

Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885. A leading suffragist, she fights hard to give women the right to vote.

As the day of the parade draws closer, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns meet Inez Milholland.

The Roman Republic lasted for about 500 years. In a nutshell, what do we know about its form of government?

This image depicts the tally of electoral votes for the election of 1800 where Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 votes. As a result of ...

Who were the men who sent America to war in Vietnam?

When it seemed as though the States would not ratify a new Constitution, three of America's Founding Fathers mounted a defense for ratification.

Barbara Tuchman's famous book about World War I begins with a poignant passage about the last days of the Edwardian era (when color photography was fi...

Major Henry Reed Rathbone and his fiancé, Clara Harris, attended a play with Abraham and Mary Lincoln on the night the President was shot. Booth lung...

You can learn the events leading up to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation.

This cartoon, by an unknown artist, depicts Thomas Jefferson attempting to destroy the Constitution.

Begin the inquiry, into Hue, with the story of uncovering bodies of loved ones. Follow the story to learn more about the battle which turned many Amer...

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