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23 Cards in this Set
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Leader of the Constitutional Convention in 1787; helped write the Federalist Papers; first secretary of state; influenced an elastic interpretation of the Constitution; creation of the national bank and standing army and navy
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Alexander Hamilton
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founder of the modern Democratic Party; promoted the strength of the Executive Branch and the Presidency at the expense of Congressional power while seeking to broaden the public’s participation in government; demanded elected not appointed judges; favored geographical expansion.
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Andrew Jackson
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current chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve.
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Ben Bernanke
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Secretary of State
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Condoleezza Rice
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leaders of Shay's rebellion against Massachusetts a rebellion over debts and taxes
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Daniel Shays
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Created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy and reform of the economic and banking systems; reenergized the Democratic party
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Franklin Roosevelt
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first president; named Commander and Chief of the Army at the 2nd continental congress
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George Washington
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a democrat and former member of the house; first and only woman to represent a major US political party as a candidate for Vice President in 1984
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Geraldine Ferraro
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Father of the Constitution and the Bill of rights; wrote many federalist papers; leader of the 1st congress; checks and balances to limit the powers of special interest; aristocracy and corruption should be fought republicanism.
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James Madison
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Philosophy during the Enlightenment who influenced the French Revolution, nationalism and the socialist theory
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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first supreme court justice
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John Jay
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English philosopher in late 1600’s and early 1700’s; government is only legitimate if it received the consent of people and protected life, liberty, and property; social contract; right to rebellion
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John Locke
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Current Chief Justice
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John Roberts
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French socialist commentator and political thinker during the enlightenment; separation of powers
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Montesquieu
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prominent figure in the American Revolution; “Give me liberty or give me death” advocate of the revolution and republicanism due to governmental corruption.
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Patrick Henry
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Billionaire who rand for president in 1992 and 1996; founded the Electronic Data System in 1962
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Ross Perot
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second woman, first Jewish woman to serve on the court; advocated for women’s rights; appointed to the court by Clinton; shot down Nebraska’s partial birth abortion
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Ruth Bader Ginsberg
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first females Supreme Court Justice
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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leader of the republican party and the progressive movement; distrusted wealthy businessmen; negotiated Panama Canal; Square Deal promised a fair shake for both the average citizen, including regulation of railroad rates and pure food and drugs
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Theodore Roosevelt
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an English philosopher (1588-1679) who wrote Leviathan, rejected free will; Men in a state of nature, that is a state without civil government, are in a war of all against all in which life is hardly worth living. The way out of this desperate stat is to make a social contract and establish the state to keep peace and order.
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Thomas Hobbes
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Principle author of the Declaration of Independence; supported the Establishment Clause
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Thomas Jefferson
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French Enlightenment – supported the right to a fair trial, civil liberties, freedom of religion.
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Voltaire
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Chief Justice of the US form 1969-1989; abortion, capital punishment, religious establishment, a school desegregation were decided under his leadership
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Warren Berger
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