the republican was in control of congress in 2008.
the republican was in control of congress in 2008.
who was in control of congress in 2008?
the republican
in the 1946 us congressional election, the republicans regained control of both the us senate and us house of representatives, as a result of president truman failing to handle the vast post-war labor strikes. the democrats were able to retake control of congress in 1948, thanks to the widespread support democratic president harry truman gained from rural communities after he pledged to repeal the taft-hartley act; with this victory, the conservative coalition was also defeated and the liberal democrats regained control of congress. the week prior the 1950 mid-term elections, china had agreed to provide combat assistance to north korea throughout the remainder of the korean war and the american public became more dissatisfied with truman's war policy; the conservative coalition (now led by republican senator robert a. taft) regained control of the senate. this victory would give the southern democrats control of 13 of 19 congressional committees and democratic senator ernest mcfarland, a conservative who opposed truman's fair deal, became the senate majority leader. in 1952, republican candidate, and decorated world war ii general, dwight eisenhower was elected president by a landslide vote, as people thought truman was too soft on communism and unable to end the korean war. with his victory, eisenhower was able to give the republican party control of both houses of congress as well. with republican eisenhower's election to the presidency in 1952, republicans again won both houses. however, after the democratic party again won back control in the elections of 1954, it was the majority party in both houses of congress for most of the next forty years.
history of the united states congress
democrats regained control of congress in the 1844 elections, as well, thanks to the huge support of the annexation of texas, as the 29th united states congress, but the whigs were back in control of both houses in 1846, thanks in part to the opposition of the mexican–american war. the democrats were able to regain control of congress in 1848, thanks in part to the u.s. winning the mexican–american war. the democrats now had complete control over the 31st united states congress, despite the break between the anti-slavery (free soil party) and pro slavery democrats; because of this break, the democrats would not maintain the u.s. presidency, and whig party member zachary taylor was elected the 12th president of the united states in the 1848 u.s. presidential election. in 1852, the divide between the pro-slavery southern wings(who threw their support to democratic candidate franklin pierce and broke with henry clay over the compromise of 1850) and the anti-slavery northern(who stood behind clay's compromise and supported the party's nominee winfield scott) would also help give the democrats not only control both houses of congress, but also the us presidency as well. in the 1854 elections, the kansas-nebraska act, sponsored by senator stephen douglas, was put against vehement opposition. the opposition to this act led to the formation of the new republican party. in early 1856, the know nothing party assembled nativists and former whigs but the democrats regained control over congress. during this time the know nothing party and republican party united and together, elected know nothing congressman nathaniel prentice banks, as to serve as the speaker of the house of representatives for the remaining years of the 34th united states congress.
history of the united states congress