president exam Flashcards
dont die (294 cards)
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how did franklin roosevelt die in office
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old age and medical complications
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what is the watergate scandal
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operatives for nixon’s re-election broke into the national democratic headquarters in the watergate building, ultimately led to richard nixon’s resignation
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who served during the dred scott decision of 1857
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james buchanan
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what are the bush tax cuts
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when george w. bush (not H.W.) reduced federal taxes
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what issue do historians believe led to gerald ford not getting re-elected?
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he pardoned president nixon of any wrongdoing during his administration
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what was the nullification crisis, and what did andrew jackson do
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the nullification crisis was a dispute between south carolina and the federal government over the issue of tariffs. andrew jackson prevented south carolina from seceding from the united states
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what political belief did john quincy adams align with
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national republican
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who was the first man to step on the moon and when? who served during this?
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neil armstrong. july 20, 1969. richard nixon
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what was the “spoils system” and who created it
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andrew jackson created it, and it was when he elected allies (public supporters) into government after winning election
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what act did james madison reverse
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the embargo act of 1807
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where did bill clinton deploy troops to
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bosnia, kosovo, enforced the no fly zone over iraq, deployed troops to somalia
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who was the first whig president
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william henry harrison
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when did donald trump 😐 serve
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2017-2021
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what treaty did james monroe sign which annexed the florida territory to the US
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the Adams-Oni treaty of 1819
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how did zachary taylor die
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from an unexpected stomach virus
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wtf does annex mean
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to add something (usually to a document)
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when did richard nixon serve
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1969-1974
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what veto did andrew jackson sign that was important or wtv
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the renewel of the charter of the united states bank
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who served during the attack on september 11, 2001, and what happened
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george w. bush (not H.W.), 2,977 americans were killed in attacks against the world trade center, pentagon, and hijacked airplanes, launched by radical muslim jihadists
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what is the patient protection and affordable care act, and who signed it
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major healthcare reform, also known as obama care.
barack obama
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what political party did james buchanan align with
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democrat
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what canal did theodore roosevelt build
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panama canal
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what international crisis did jimmy carter face
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revoulutionary iranians seized the US embassy in tehran holding americans hostage for 444 days
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what years did martin van buren serve
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1837-1841
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who continued the successes of richard nixon's policy of detente towards china and the soviet union
gerald ford
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who established the monroe doctorine (hint is obvious u fucking idiot)
james monroe
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when did john tyler serve
1841-1845
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when did the mexcian american war take place, and who presided over it
1846-1848, james k polk
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who achieved the manifest destiny from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean
james k polk
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who put down the whiskey rebellion
george washington
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when did herbert hoover serve
1929-1933
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who created the independent treasury system of 1840
martin van buren
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what political party did grover cleveland align with
democrat
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what political party did millard fillmore align with
whig
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who settled border disputes with canada
james monroe
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who was the only bachelor president (never married)
james buchanan
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when did dwight eisenhower serve
1953-1961
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what is the north american free trade agreement (NAFTA) and who signed it
an agreement which helped grow the american economy by 54% since its passage. it removed many tariffs between canada, mexico, and the united states.
bill clinton
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what did ronald reagan do with business
deregulated or scaled back the rules for businesses which limited government control
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what political party did franklin roosevelt align with
democrat
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what did the embargo act do
it punished the british and france for disrespecting american shipping rights
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what was the whiskey ring
a scandal that ulysses s grant defrauded the US government of tax revenue
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who presided over abraham's plan for reconstruction of the south (poorly)
andrew johnson
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what act did theodore roosevelt use to break up Trusts (capital T or whatever)
sherman anti-trust act
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who was the first african american to become president
barack obama
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what did the monroe doctorine do
it didnt allow european nations to interfere in the western hemisphere
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who brought an end to the cold war and how
ronald reagan, used economics that brought the collapse of the soviet union after his presidency
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who signed the 15th amendment, and what did it do
ulysses s grant, it gave african american man the right to vote
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what was the 19th amendment and who passed it
woodrow wilson, women's right to vote
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who put emphasis on law and order during a time of protest and political unrest in the vietnam era
richard nixon
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what did john tyler annex
he annexed the republic of texas as the 28th state of the US days before leaving office
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what was ronald reagan known as
the great communicator
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what political party did abraham lincoln align with
republican
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who was the only president to serve non-consecutive terms
grover cleveland
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what was the new deal and who created it
social programs that attempted to get the united states out of the great depression, franklin roosevelt
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what prize did theodore roosevelt win and why
nobel peace prize, negotiated the end of the russo-japanese war
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what did the compromise of 1850 intend to do
settle the issue of slavery in the western territories
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what did jay's treaty do
it forced the british from forts in old north west
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what was the emancipation proclamation?
a proclamation made by president abraham lincoln that declared all slaves free in the confederacy
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who annexed hawaii
william mckinley
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when did franklin roosevelt serve
1933-1945, 3 consecutive terms
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what political party did zachary tylor align with
whig
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john tyler was the first sitting president to...
not be nominated by his own political party to seek a second term LMAO
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when did calvin coolidge serve
1923-1929
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when did the civil war begin, and who served when it started
december 20, 1860, james buchanan
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what type of president was woodrow wilson
progressive
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how did world war II end
harry truman dropped atomic bombs on japan
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when did woodrow wilson serve
1913-1921
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what did thomas jefferson's court case "Marbury V. madison" do
established the concept of judicial review that enabled the supreme court to overturn and strike down unconstitutional laws
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what acts did dwight eisenhower propose to congress which got signed into law
civil rights acts of 1957 and 1960
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when did millard fillmore serve
1850-1853
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who was the first president to be impeached by congress twice, neither time convicted by the united states senate
donald trump 😐
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what political party did ronald reagan align with
republican
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what is no child left behind and who agreed to it
major reform for public education throughout the united states, george w. bush (not H.W.)
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who was the only president to serve three terms in office
franklin roosevelt
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what is the bay of pigs massacre about and who served during it
it was an american trained cuban nationals who tried to overthrow fidel castro and his communist led government, john f kennedy
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who is the first former president to ever serve as chief justice of the US supreme court
william taft
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when did john quincy adams serve
1825-1829
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what political belief was john adams aligned with
federalism
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what political party did woodrow wilson align with
democrat
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who signed pickney's treaty to settle florida to the spanish
george washington!!!
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who desegregated the armed forces and the civil service? when
harry truman, 1948
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what strike did theodore roosevelt end by negotiation
the coal strike of 1902
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what happened to the soviet union and who served during this
the soviet union officially dissolved, marking an official end to the cold war, george h.w. bush
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which president lead the united states to victory during world war I
woodrow wilson
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when did the great depression begin and how
october 29, 1929. the stock market crashes, and the great depression begins
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what is the cuban missile crisis and who served during this
a square-off with the soviet union over the housing of nuclear missiles on cuban soil, and where WWIII was averted
john f kennedy
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what was warren harding's administration like
plagued by corruption and scandal, mainly the teapot dome scandal
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when did thomas jefferson serve
1801-1809
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what cost george H.W. bush his election
he presided over a major economic recession
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how did herbert hoover help needy veterans during the great depression
he used the army to break up the bonus march by world war I veterans who tried to force congress to pass a bill for veterans in the great depression
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was chester arthur chosen by the republicans to run again?
nope
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why did woodrow wilson win the nobel peace prize? when?
for his efforts to bring peace to europe after world war I called the fourteen points, 1920
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who signed the budget and accounting act of 1921
warren harding
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john adams strengthened the...
army, navy, and federal government
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what political party did george H.W. bush align with
republican
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when did james buchanan serve
1857-1861
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which president entered the korean war on the korean peninsula and why
harry truman, to contain communism
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who did thomas jefferson appoint to explore the lousiana purchase?
(meriwether) lewis and (william) clark
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what political party did bill clinton align with
democrat
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what is the american rescue plan and who presided over it
provided funding to fight the covid 19 pandemic
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what is the elkins act and who signed it
the elkins act fought corruption in the railroad industry, signed by theodore roosevelt
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what political belief did james monroe align with
democratic republican
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who held the washington naval conference and what was its purpose
warren harding, it reduced armaments around the world
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what type of reputation did ulysses s grant have
one full of scandals and corruption by his close associates
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what political party did benjamin harrison align with
republican
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who was the first democrat elected president after the civil war
grover cleveland
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when did abraham lincoln serve
1861-1865
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why did woodrow wilson send troops to mexico
to hunt down pancho villa
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who created a functioning federal government
george washington
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who signed the alien and sedition (or &???) act
john adams
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who was the first president to be impeached by congress
andrew johnson
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who signed the mississippi compromise of 1820?
james monroe
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who set many precedents as the first president (first) (super hard)
george washington (wipes sweat off of brow..phew...)
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what did james garfield's assassination spark?
new efforts to end the spoils system
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who signed the pure food and drug act of 1909
theodore roosevelt
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who signed the interstate highway act of 1956
dwight eisenhower
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what are reaganomics
implemented policies based on supply-side economics, and advocation to stimulate the economy with large, across-the-board tax cuts
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who built the national road (cumberland road)
james madison
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what did rutherford b hayes provide during his presidency
he provided much needed honesty and integrity to the white house after years of scandal
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what political belief did martin van buren align with
democrat
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what did signing the treaty of ghent do
ended the war of 1812
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what office did dwight eisenhower permanently establish
a civil rights office inside the justice department
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who was the first vice president to take a former president's place that died in office
john tyler
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who brought osama bin laden, leader of al-qaeda to justice
barack obama
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who was the first president in office to die after a month of service
william henry harrison
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what was the 18th amendment and who passed it
woodrow wilson, prohibition of alcohol
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what years did george washington serve
1789-1797..federalist btw
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when did theodore roosevelt serve
1901-1909
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who signed the treaty of ghent
james madison
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who led the US during the vietnam war
lyndon johnson
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who served when the 13th amendment was passed (though wasnt the one to sign it)
andrew johnson
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what war did james madison preside over
the war of 1812
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what country did george H.W. bush invade and why
panama, to remove manuel noriega from power
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how did the korean war end
dwight eisenhower signed the armistice in july of 1953
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when did william henry harrison serve
1841
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which president served during the california gold rush
zachory taylor
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who signed the camp david accords of 1978 and what did it do
jimmy carter, helped bring agreement towards egypt and israel
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who created the federal reserve
woodrow wilson
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how and when did william mckinley die
assassinated by a polish immigrant in buffalo, new york in 1901
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when did andrew jackson serve?
1829-1837
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what was the league of nations and who created it
a precursor to the united nations that wasnt supported by the american people or US senate, woodrow wilson
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how did richard nixon ease the cold war tension
with "détente" by opening relations with china
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when did chestur arthur serve
1881-1885
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who was the first president to be assassinated
abraham lincoln
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when did joseph biden serve
2021-2025
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what political party did george w. bush (not H.W.) align with
republican
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what political party did william mckinley align with
republican
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when did john f kennedy serve
1961-1963
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who was the first president to visit mainland china
richard nixon
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what was the era of good feelings
an era after the war of 1812 (1815-1825) followed by national unity and optimism, largely associated by james monroe's presidency
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the mexican american war included...
the bear flag revolt in california
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what nature-related things (i guess i'll word it that way) did theodore roosevelt do during his presidency
doubled the size of national parks and the forestry service
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how did william taft lose support from the republican party
raised tariffs
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what is operation warp speed
operation which fast-tracked a vaccination in record time for the covid 19 pandemic
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what activity did ulysses s grant aim to limit by signing legislation
he aimed to limit activities of white terrorist groups like the ku klux klan, who used violence to intimdate blacks and prevent them from voting
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who created the peace corp
john f kennedy
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what type of president was william taft
trust buster and progressive president
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who created the department of homeland security
george w. bush (not H.W.)
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what political belief did james k polk align with
democrat
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what social welfare programs did lyndon johnson enact and why
the great society, to end poverty
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what is the roosevelt corollary
an addition to the monroe doctorine which put military intervention to protect american interest in latin america
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when did george w. bush (not H.W.) serve
2001-2009
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the gadsden purchase happened during who's presidency?
franklin pierce
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who did thomas jefferson appoint to explore the southern part of the lousiana purchase?
zebulon pike
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what political party did herbert hoover align with
republican
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what did the pendleton civil service reform act of 1883 do? who signed it?
it established a merit system for the hiring of federal employes and outlawed kickbacks (illegal bribery) to political parties
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who was involved against the first foreign war with americans against...
thomas jefferson, barbary pirates in north america
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what was the XYZ affair
the forced bribing by french officials which led to an undeclared naval war with france
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what is the paris climate agreement and who brought americans back into it
the international protocol that aims to arrest climate change by reducing carbon emissions
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why did ronald reagan bomb libya
for terrorist attacks against US serviceman
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what political party did john f kennedy align with
democrat
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what did bill clinton preside over
8 years of a robust economy which had three years of government surplus, meaning the government took in more money than it spent
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who did john f kennedy challenge and how
challenged NASA to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade (1960s)
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who brokered a deal with france to pay 15 million for the lousiana purchase
thomas jefferson
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what political party did calvin coolidge align with
republican
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why did donald trump 😐 impose tariffs on china (first term)
in response to china's forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and trade practices
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when did andrew johnson serve
1865-1869
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what political party did harry truman align with
democrat
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what political party did lyndon johnson align with
democrat
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who signed the compromise of 1850
millard fillmore
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who added the states of hawaii and alaska to the union
dwight eisenhower
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when did bill clinton serve
1993-2001
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when did ronald reagan serve
1981-1989
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when did harry truman serve
1945-1953
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who restored order to the economy after the panic of 1873
ulysses s grant
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who ended the vietnam war and how
richard nixon, "peace with honor"
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after richard nixon's resignation, gerald ford...
restored confidence in the presidency
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who ended reconstruction of the south
rutherford b hayes
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what did the kellogg-briand pact do and who signed it
outlaws war, calvin coolidge
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who was nicknamed "old man eloquent"
john quincy adams
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which president lead most of us through WWII
franklin roosevelt
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when did franklin pierce serve
1853-1857
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who reformed the welfare system
bill clinton
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who signed the sherman anti-trust act and what did it do
benjamin harrison, it began federal regulation of business
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who signed U.S. mexico trade deal to replace NAFTA
donald trump 😐
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what was the panic of 1837 and who served during it
it was an economic depression due to andrew jackson's destruction of the national bank. martin van buren served during it
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what did the public think of calvin coolidge
his cooperation and leadership after the scandals of the harding administration won him the public's trust
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what political party did andrew johnson align with
republican/democratic union
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what did george H.W. bush do during the persian gulf war
he deployed troops to the middle east to free the country from kuwait from the invasion of iraq
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who signed the fugitive slave act of 1850
millard fillmore
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who signed jay's treaty
george washington
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who repealed the tenure of office act in 1887, and what did that result in?
grover cleveland, marked an end to the senate's control of presidential appointees
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who served during john brown's raid on the arsenal at harpers ferry, virginia
james buchanan
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what happened to the economy in 2008 and who served when it happened
worst economic recession since the great depression, known as the great recession
george w. bush (not H.W.)
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what political party did jimmy carter align with
democrat
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what did warren harding pledge to do
pledged to bring "normalcy" back to the united states
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who is the only former president to serve in the US senate
andrew johnson
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when did lyndon johnson serve
1963-1969
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when did jimmy carter serve
1977-1981
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what political party did donald trump 😐 align with
republican
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what happened when the civil war began on dec 20, 1860
south carolina seceded from the union and ten southern states followed, creating the confederate states of america
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when did george H.W. bush serve
1989-1993
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what did benjamin harrison do during his presidency
he modernized the US navy
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what was the specie resumption act and who signed it
it made money issued during the civil war redeemable in gold or silver, signed by ulysses s grant
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what is calvin coolidge known for
his honesty and integrity
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what is the purpose of the truman doctorine
to contain the spread of soviet communism
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what political party did rutherford b hayes align with
republican
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who was defeated by john adams and when?
in the 1800 election by vice president democratic republican thomas jefferson
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when did william mckinley serve
1897-1901
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why was bill clinton the second president to be impeached
lied about an extramarital affair with a white house staffer to a federal grand jury 💀
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what was the indian removal act of 1830?
an act created by andrew jackson to force removal of native americans from the southeastern united states to what's now oklahoma. the act is otherwise known as the trail of tears
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what was the dollar diplomacy and who served as president during it
it provided an economic answer to american interests around the world instead of use of the military, william taft
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who was the first democrat to be elected president
andrew jackson
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who signed the kansas-nebraska act
franklin pierce
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who was the first president to have a summit with the leader of north korea and why
donald trump 😐 , to discuss officially ending the korean war
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what political party did chestur arthur align with
republican
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when did benjamin harrison serve
1889-1893
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what political belief did thomas jefferson align with
democratic republican
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what type of president did people consider theodore roosevelt as
progressive president
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who presided over the great recession of 2008 in a cooler way
barack obama
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when did grover cleveland serve
1885-1889
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when were grover cleveland's two terms?
1885-1889 and 1893-1897 as the 22nd and 24th president
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when did james madison serve
1809-1817
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what was bill clinton's administration marked by
repeated scandal that also included the first lady hillary clinton
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what political party did warren harding align with
republican
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what was martin van buren's nickname
little magician
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what political party did gerald ford align with
republican
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what political party did ulysses s grant align with
republican
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when did john adams serve
1797-1801
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what political party did franklin pierce align with
democrat
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when did zachary taylor serve
1849-1850
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who signed first step act that caused criminal justice reform
donald trump 😐
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how did barack obama offset the great recession
used a stimulus package valued at nearly a trillion dollars
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who won the election of 1824 between john quincy adams and andrew jackson, chosen by the house of representatives? what was the election called
john quincy adams, the Corrupt Bargain
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when did james monroe serve
1817-1825
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what is the square deal
a fair chance for every american through balance
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who made the WIN program and why
gerald ford, to battle inflation in the economy (name means whip inflation now)
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when did james k polk service
1845-1849
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when did warren harding serve
1921-1923
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who declared a global war on terrorism and invaded which countries?
george w. bush (not H.W.), afghanistan and iraq
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what did martin van buren do during his presidency
banking and economic reform
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what was the dred scott decision
the ruling that ultimately decided slaves weren't citizens and slaves living in free states werent free
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when did william taft serve
1909-1913
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what political party did william taft align with
republican
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what political party did barack obama align with
democrat
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what political party did james garfield align with
republican
259
when did barack obama serve
2009-2017
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who negotiated a treaty with great britain for the division of the oregon territory
james k polk
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when was john f kennedy assassinated and who and where
1. november of 1963
2. lee harvey oswald
3. dallas, texas
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what political belief did james madison align with
democratic republican
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what act did lyndon johnson sign
the civil rights act of 1964, which ended the segregation of all people of color in the united states
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who assassinated james garfield and why?
charles guiteau, because of his personal frustration over not being granted a government job
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what issues did jimmy carter face during his presidency (5 of them lol)
inflation, rising taxes, and an energy crisis. was inexperienced in washington politics and couldnt garner any support from congress for his 10 reform bills
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who signed into law the embargo act of 1807
thomas jefferson
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what political party did richard nixon align with
republican
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when did james garfield serve
1881
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when did rutherford b hayes serve
1877-1881
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who promoted national unity and renewed nationalistic beliefs about the US
james monroe
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when did ulysses s grant serve
1869-1877
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who was the only president from pennsylvania?
james buchanan
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what did john quincy adam do during his presidency
he expanded the infrastructure of the united states by building more roads and canals, and expanded the national road
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who signed the 14th amendment, and what did it do
andrew johnson, granted citizenship to slaves
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who opposed the compromise of 1850
zachary taylor
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what was the mississippi compromise of 1820?
a compromise that split the state of missouri into half free half slave status when it entered the union as a state in 1820
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when zachory taylor was serving, which state entered the union
california
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who withdrew all US personnel out of afghanistan
joseph biden
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what war did william mckinley preside over
the spanish american war
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what political party did theodore roosevelt align with
republican
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what was the purpose of the eisenhower doctrine
to provide economic and military aid and if necessary use military force to stop the spread of communism in the middle east
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how does warren harding die
dies in office from a heart attack
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who signed the dependent pension act, and who was it for
benjamin harrison, it was for civil war veterans
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what was the treaty of guadalupe hidaligo? who signed it?
a treaty signed by james k polk which ended the mexican american war, and ceded the south west of north america to the united states in exchange for 15 million
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who served during bleeding kansas, the period of intense violence in the kansas territory
franklin pierce
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what did james garfield think of the spoils system?
he despised the spoils system of choosing people for government positions
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who was the first republican president
abraham lincoln
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when did gerald ford serve
1974-1977
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what political belief did john tyler align with
whig
290
who precided over the civil war and ultimately preserved the union
abraham lincoln
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what did rutherford b hayes do for government reform
he chose people into political positions on the basis on merit rather than favoritism
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who was involved in the XYZ affair
john adams
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who was nicknamed "old hickory"
andrew jackson
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what VA acts did donald trump 😐 sign
VA choice act, VA accountability act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care
