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Controversy. Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction".
Hezbollah. Hispanics or Latinos. Adolf Hitler – in regards to his biography, political career and personal issues (i.e. possible homosexuality or mental illness). Holodomor. Hopi–Navajo land disputes. Human overpopulation. Immigration. Immigration reform. Immigration reform in the United States.
This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total. 18th-century controversies in the United States (3 P) 19th-century controversies in the United States (5 C, 3 P) 20th-century controversies in the United States (7 C, 17 P) 21st-century controversies in the United States (3 C, 19 P)
e. The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.
Three-fifths Compromise. The Three-fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the inclusion of slaves in a state's total population. This count would determine: the number of seats in the House of Representatives; the number of electoral votes each state would be allocated; and how ...
Historiography examines how the past has been viewed or interpreted. Historiographic issues about the American Civil War include the name of the war, the origins or causes of the war ( slavery or states' rights ), and President Abraham Lincoln's views and goals regarding slavery . The question of how important the tariff was in causing the war ...
t. e. The Missouri Compromise[ a] (also known as the Compromise of 1820) was federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and declared a policy of ...
In 2009, nearly 51 million Americans received $650 billion in Social Security benefits. The effects of Social Security took decades to manifest themselves. In 1950, it was reported that as many as 40% of Americans over 65 were still employed in some capacity, but by 1980 that figure had dropped to less than 20%.