The democratic party's get-out-the-vote success in 2008 can be attributed largely to

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.

in the 1950s, country music came into its own before rock-n-roll took off in the 60s while jazz and classical music continued to innovate