Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and Billy Sunday were CHRISTIAN PREACHERS (CLERICS).
Jonathan Edwards an American revivalist preacher and philosopher,
George Whitefield<span> was perhaps the most renowned religious figure of the
eighteenth century; he was one of those who founded Methodism and the
evangelical movement, Billy Sunday was the most prominent and influential
American evangelist in the first two decades of the 20th century.</span>
The taxes which hit the poor hardest are those of local and state governments.
Federal government taxes are progressive, which means that people are taxed based on their income - this means that rich people have to pay higher taxes than poor people. On the other hand, local and state taxes are regressive, meaning the taxes are based according to the service bought - it's the same for the rich and the poor, but given that poor people earn much less money than the rich, they will be affected more direly.
The corrupt bargain between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
The answer to this question is "The New Kingdom"
The Eighteenth Amendment was ratified in the hopes of eliminating alcohol from American life. In that respect, it failed. To the contrary, people intent on drinking found loopholes in the newly passed anti-liquor laws that allowed them to slake their thirst, and, when that didn’t work, they turned to illegal avenues to do so. An entire black market—comprising bootleggers, speakeasies, and distilling operations—emerged as a result of Prohibition, as did organized crime syndicates which coordinated the complex chain of operations involved in the manufacture and distribution of alcohol. Corruption in law enforcement became widespread as criminal organizations used bribery to keep officials in their pockets. Prohibition was detrimental to the economy as well, by eliminating jobs supplied by what had formerly been the fifth largest industry in America. By the end of the 1920s, Prohibition had lost its luster for many who had formerly been the policy’s most ardent supporters, and it was done away with by the Twenty-first
