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90 Cards in this Set
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1840-Whig candidate William Henry Harrison (slogan)
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Tippecanoe and Tyler too
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Electon of 1844- Democratic Candidate Polk (slogan)
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54*40' or Fight
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1860- Republican slogan for Lincoln
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Vote Yourself a Farm
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1916- Democratic slogan for candidate Wilson
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He Kept us out of War
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Great Depression- 1932- Huey Long- Democrat slogan
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Every Man a King
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1864- Republican Candidate slogan- Lincoln runing against McClellan
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Don't Swap Horses in the Middle of the Stream
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1928- Republican- Dewey, Thomas
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Had Enough?
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Republican- 1964 - Barry Goldwater against L.B. Johnson slogan
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A Choice, not an Echo
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1928- Republican Candidate- Herbert Hoover slogan
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A Chicken in Every Pot
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1964- Democrats against Goldwater
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In Your Guts you Know He's Nuts
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1884- Democratic candidate- Grover Cleveland
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"A Public Office is a Public Trust"
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NRA (New-Deal Recovery Administration) during Great Depression. Helped buisnesses survive during the Depression. slogan
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"We do our part"
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First time U.S. Supreme Court declared a law passed by Congress unconstitutional. First example of Judicial Review.
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Marbury vs. Madison. (1803)
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Supreme Court ruled that a state could not arbitruarily interfere with an individuals property rights.Court Case
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Fletcher vs. Peck (1810).
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Supreme court established authority and overrule State Court decisions
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Martin vs. Hunter's Lessee (1816).
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Bank of U.S. is constitutional but in Maryland, tax is unconstitutional.
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McCollugh vs. Maryland (1819).
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The Supreme Court upheld it's right to overrule state actions that violated the constitution.
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Cohens vs. Virginia (1821).
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Fairy boat operators. NY said one had all of the Fairy Boats, then the other opened up a Fairy Boat, and 1st guy sued.
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Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824).
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Massachusettes court rules that strikes to improve labor conditions were lawful.
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Commonwealth vs. Hunt (1842)
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Slave. Because he was not a citizen, he could not sue in court. Said Missourri Compromise was unconstitutional.
Court Case. Missourri Compromise (1820) 36*30'. |
Dred Scott vs. Sandford (1857)
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Lincoln suspended with Writ of Habeus Corpus.
Believed he was giving aid to the South. judge ruled that ____ had to be bought to his trial or released. S.C. did not pick to read case because it was during a time of war. Court Case. |
Ex Parte Merryman (1861)
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Illinois passed a law saying he was going to regulate railroads and business related to railroads.
Sues because "gov't can't regulate what I do with my private property." Court ruled- When private Property is devoted to public use, it is subject to public regulation. Court Case. |
Munn vs. Illinois (1876)
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when SC invalidated an Illinois law regulating transportation.
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Wabash case (1886)
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Seperate but equal was constitutional. Brown vs. Board of education.
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Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)
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Court established the right of women to have abortions during the early months of pregnancy.
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Roe vs. Wade (1973)
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Who Shot Abraham Lincoln in the Ford Theatre?
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John Wilkes Booth
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Who assassinated Garfield - 1882?
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Charles Guiteau
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Who assassinated McKinley?
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Leon F. Czolgosz
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Who Shot Teddy Roosevelt - 1912?
Tragic Childhood- Against presidents running for 3rd term. Said ghost of William McKinley made him do it. |
john F. Shrant
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who Shot and killed Kennedy in 1963?
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Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Who Attempted to assassinate Reagan?
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John W. Hinckely jr.
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A plan designed by Henry Clay to rid the nation of economic sectionalism. 1820s
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The American System
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Southern euphemism for slavery
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The Peculiar Institution
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1845 by John O'Sullivan.
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Manifest Destiny
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Benjamin Butler. Brought back Civil War Memories |
"Waving the bloddy shirt."
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Ultra-rich individualist of late 19th Century
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The Robber Barons
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John Adams- short, pear-shaped
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His Rotundity
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Andrew Jackson- rough and tough- unbreakable
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Old Hickory
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Martin Van Buren- always scheming/plotting
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Little Magician
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John Tyler
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His Accidency
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Zachary Taylor
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Old Rough and Ready
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General Winfield Scott
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Old Fuss and Feathers
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John Fremont
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The Pathfinder
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Stephen Douglas
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The Little Giant
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James Blaine
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The Plumed Knight
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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His Fraudulency
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William Jennings Bryan
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The Great Commoner
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Roosevelt
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The Rough Rider
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John Sherman
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The Ohio Icicle
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Taft
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Big Bill
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Calvin Coolidge
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Silent Cal
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Alfred E. Smith
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The Happy Warrior
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Huey P. Long
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The Kingfish
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Joe McCarthy
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Tail Gunner Joe
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Richard Nixon
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Tricky Dick
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Landslide Lyndon
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Who proclaimed, "Lafayette, we are here" upon arrival in Paris?
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Major Charles Stanton
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What famous spy was executed by the french?
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Mata Hari
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Where did Charles Lindbergh begin flight across the Atlantic?
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Roosevelt Field
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How many Americans served in WWI?
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4.7 Million
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How many lost their lives in WWI?
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116,516
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How many Germans did Sgt. Alvin York capture almost single-handidly?
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132
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Who were "The Big Four" who negotiated peace at Versailles at end of WWI?
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Wilson-US, Daivd Lloyd George- Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau- France, Victorio Orlando- Italy
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What disease was the leading cause of death in WWI?
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Typhus- bacterial disease transmitted by lice.
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What was a Q-ship?
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Warship designed to look like merchant vessel.
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Average life expectancy of a pilot on western front?
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3 weeks
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How much money did Lindbergh recieve for flying nonstop from NY to Paris?
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$25,000.
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When and where did 1st drive-in movie open for business?
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Camden, NY, 1933.
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To which president death was the question asked "how can they tell?"
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Coolidge
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What is the highest tariff in US history?
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Hawley-Smoot, 60% tariff
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What states made up the dust bowl?
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OK, TX, CO, KS, NM
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Who were the brains in FDR's brain trust?
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Basil O'Connor, Felix Frankfurter, Raymond Mobley, Rexford Tugwell, Adolf Bearle, Samuel Roseman
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Who was the first person to recieve a SS check?
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Ida Mae Fueller
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What was the intended destination of Amlia Earheart on her Final Flight?
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Howland Islands
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What Organization blocked the performance of Marion Anderson at Washington's Constitutional Hall?
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DAR
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Who said, "He who lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas"
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Ben Franklin
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Who said, "Taxation without representation is tyranny"
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James Otis
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Who said, "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing"
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who said, "I would rather be right than be president"
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Henry Clay
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Who said, "Speak softly, carry a big stick, and you will go far"
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TR
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Who said, "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder"
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George Washington
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Who said GW was "First in war, 1st in peace, 1st in the heart of his countrymen"?
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Henry Lee
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Who said, "These are the times that try men's souls"
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Thomas Paine
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Who said, "Vote early and vote often"
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Al Capone
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Who said, "To make the world safe for democracy"
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Woodrow Wilson
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Who said, "The business of America is business"
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Calvin Coolidge
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Who said, "Thomas Jefferson still lives"
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John Adams
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Who said, "All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree"
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James Madison
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First president to ride in an automobile to their inaguration?
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William G. Harding
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"the Great War for the Empire"
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7 years war/French and Indian War
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