Sectionalism became very tensed in the late 1940s because of the separation of the North and the South because of the slavery. People in the North were focusing on industrializing, urbanizing, and building factories while the people from the South concentrated in agriculture. The Southerners was claiming that the North's factories weren't treating everyone fairly and lead into a war.
The contract had promised to bring to floor debate and votes 10 bills that would implement major reform of the federal government. When the 104th Congress assembled in January 1995, the Republican majority sought to implement the Contract. ... Most of the bills died in the Senate, except as noted below.
