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90 Cards in this Set
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Tppecanoe and Tyler Too
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1840--Whig Candidate William Henry Harrison
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54 40 or Fight
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1844-- Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Refers to posession of Canada
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Vote Yourself A Farm
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1860-- Republican Slogan for Lincoln
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He kept us out of war
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1916-- Slogan for Democratic Candidate Woodrow Wilson
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Every Man a King
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Great Depression-- Huey P. Long
Ran for President (was a Senator) 1932 |
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Don't Sawp Horses in the Middle of the Stream
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1864-- Republican Candidate Lincoln running for re-election
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A chicken in every pot
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1928-- Herbert Hoover Republican candidate running for president
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Had enough?
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1948-- thomas dewey's slogan against truman (dewey=republican)
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a choice not an echo
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1964-- barry goldwater republican candidate against Johnson
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in your guts, you know he's nuts
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1964-- applies to goldwater --waht democrats said about goldwater
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a public office is a public trust
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1884-- democratic candidate grover cleveland
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we do our part
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1930's slogan for NRA-- New Deal Recovery Administration
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Marbury vs. Madison
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1803-- first time US Supreme court declared a law passed by congress unconstitutional
--Marbury hoping to recieve judge courtship --first ex. of judicial review |
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Fletcher v. Pect
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1810-- Supreme court ruled that a state could not arbituarily interfere with an individual's property rights
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Martin v. Hunters Lesse
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1816-- Supreme court established its authority to overrule state court decisions
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McCullough v. Maryland
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1819-- bank of US was constitutional and state tax on bank was unconstitutional because power to tax is the power to destroy
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cohens vs virginia
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1821-- SC upheld its right to overrule a state action that violated the constitution.
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Gibbons v. ogden
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1824-- SC ruled that a NY law dealing with interstate commerce was unconstitutional
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commonwealth vs. hunt
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1842-- Mass. court ruled that strikes to improve labor conditions were lawful
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
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1857-- SC ruled that slaves couldn't sue in court and that Missouri compromise was unconstitutional
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Ex Parte Merryman
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1861-- Pres. didn't have right to suspend habeus corpus right, only congress did
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Munn vs. Illinios
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1876-- court ruled that when private property is devoted to public use, it is subject to public regulation
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Wabash case
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1886-- SC invalidated an Ill law regulating transportation
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Plessy v Fergeson
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1896-- SC ruled that separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites was constitutional
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Roe v Wade
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1973-- SC est. the right to have abortions during the early months of preg.
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John Wilkes Booth
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shot and killed Lincoln at Fordes theater
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charles guiteau
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ass. Garfield
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Lean F. Czolgosz
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ass. William McKinley
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John F. Shrank
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attempted to ass. Teddy Roosevelt
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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ass. JFK
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John W. Hinckley Jr.
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attempted to ass. Reagan
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the Great War for the Empire
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refers to 7 years war --french indian war
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The american system
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1820s-- plan designed by henry clay to rid nation of economic sectionalism
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the peculiar (unique)institution
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southern euphemism for slavery
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manifest destiny
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term coined in 1845 by John Osullivan, a writer-- means expansionism within our borders
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waving the bloody shirt
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benjamin butler-- bring back memories of civil war
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the robber barons
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ultra rich industrialists of late 19th century
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his rotundity
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john adams-- short, pearshaped
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old hickory
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andrew jackson-- men called him this in military
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little macigian
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martin van buren (pres. after andrew jackson --ran political machine in NY
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his accidency
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john tyler-- became pres. upon death of william h harrison
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old rough and ready
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zachary taylor-- military leader general
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old fuss and feathers
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general winfield scott-- carried on a door into battle
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the pathfinder
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jon fremont-- led peeps out west --drew and sold maps--1st republican presidential candidate
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the little giant
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stephen douglass- democrat running ag. lincoln
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the Plumed Knight
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James G. Blaine
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His Fraudulency
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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The Great Commoner
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William Jennings Bryan
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The Rough Rider
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teddy roosevelt
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ohio icicle
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john sherman
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big bill
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william taft
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silent cal
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calvin collidge
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the happy warrior
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Alfred e. smith
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the kingfish
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huey p. long
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tail gunner joe
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joseph mccarthy
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tricky dick
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richard nixon
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landslide lyndon
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lyndon b. johnson
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who said, "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, Long Island, NY
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How many Americans served in WWI?
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4.7 mil
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How many Americans lost their lives in WWI
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116,516
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How many germans did sergeant york capture almost single-handedly
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132
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who were the big four, who negotiated peace at Versailles at the end of WWI?
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Wilson, George, Clemenceau, Orlando
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What disease was the leading cause of death during the war?
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typhus
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what was a Q-ship
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war ship disguised to look like a merchant vessel
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average life expectancy of a pilot on the western front?
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3 weeks
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how much $ did linberg recieve for flying nonstop from new york to paris
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25,000
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when and where did the first drive in movie open for business?
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camden, NJ 1933
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to which president's death was the ? asked, "how can they tell?"
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calvin coolidge
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1st pres to ride in a car to inauguration?
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harding
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highest tariff in US tariff
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60% Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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what states were part of the dust bowl?
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Oklahahoma, Kansas, texas, colorado, new mexico
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who were brains of FDR "brain trust"
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basil o'connor, felix frankfurter, raymond mobley, rexford tugwell, adolf berl, samuel Rosenman
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1st person to receive S.S. check
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Ida May Fuller
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what was intended destination of Amelia Earheart on final flight?
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Howland Island in Pacific
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what organization blocked performance of Marion Anderson at the Washington constitution hall?
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daughters of American Revolution
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"he that lies down with dogs will rise up with the fleas?
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ben franklin
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"taxation without representation is tyranny"
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James Otis
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"a little rebellion now and then is a good thing"
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thomas jefferson
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"I would rather be right then be president"
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henry clay
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speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far
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teddy roosevelt
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few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder
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george washington
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who said upon his death that washington had been 1st in war, 1st in peace, 1st in hearts of his countrymen
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henry lee
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these are the times that try mens souls
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thomas paine
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"vote early and vote often"
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al capone
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to make the world safe for democracy
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wilson
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the business of america is business
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coolidge
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thomas jefferson still lives
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john adams
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all men having power ought to be distrusted by a certain degree
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james madison
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