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