A perfect single-volume source for students, researchers, and scholars at all levels seeking an accessible, easy-to-navigate reference on the forces that have shaped--and continue to shape--American history. Particularly helpful to anyone hoping to understand the evolution and intricacies of the modern American political process, this key reference identifies the most significant personalities, trends, campaigns and elections, protests, and rebellions, laws, statutes, and policies in American political history.

Descriptive Time Line of Political Events in U.S. History -- Adams, John -- Adams, John Quincy -- Affirmative Action -- African American Politics -- American Independent Party -- American Revolution -- Anti-Masonic Party -- Antitrust -- Apportionment -- Arthur, Chester A. -- Articles of Confederation -- Bank War -- Bill of Rights -- Black Panthers -- Black Suffrage -- Bonus March -- Breckinridge Democrats -- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka -- Buchanan, James -- Buckley v. Valeo -- Bush, George -- Cabinet -- Calhoun, John C. -- Campaign Finance -- Campaigning -- Carter, Jimmy -- Census -- Civil-Military Relations -- Civil Rights Act of 1866 -- Civil Rights Act of 1875 -- Civil Rights Acts (Modern) -- Civil Rights Movement -- Civil Unrest and Rioting -- Civil War -- Cleveland, Grover -- Clinton, Bill -- Clinton-Era Scandals -- Cloture -- Cold War -- Committee System -- Communist Party USA -- Compromise of 1850 -- Compromise of 1877 -- Comstock Act -- Congress -- Congressional Budget Office -- Conservative Party -- Constitution, Ratification -- Constitution, U.S. -- Constitutional Amendments -- Constitutional Convention -- Constitutional Union Party -- Coolidge, Calvin -- Coxey's Army -- Credit Mobilier Scandal -- Currency and Money Supply -- Declaration of Independence -- Democratic Party -- Dixiecrats (States' Rights Party) -- Eaton Affair -- Economic Sanctions -- Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- Electoral College -- Emancipation Proclamation -- Embargo -- Equal Rights Amendment -- Fair Deal.