Prior to 1912, party bosses called the shots as to who was fronted for elections in the party. But after the Progressives party was formed in that year, they highlighted the fact that this type of nomination by the bosses was not representative of the people's choice.
So they proposed the start of primary elections which would involve a lot of people from the public in choosing a candidate who would represent the party in the presidential elections.
Theodore Roosevelt is often considered the "conservationist president." Here in the North Dakota Badlands, where many of his personal concerns first gave rise to his later environmental efforts, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that bears his name and honors the memory of this great conservationist.
<h3><u>A person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn't sleep soundly. This saying is a line from the play King Henry the Fourth, Part Two, by William Shakespeare.</u></h3>