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US Government Flashcards

1
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Democratic presidential ticket - 1984

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Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro

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Constitutional Amendments: 26th

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Voting age set to 18years

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Speaker of the House of Representatives - 1995-98

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Newt Gingrich

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Republican presidential ticket - 1992

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George Bush and Dan Quayle

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“Tail gunner Joe”

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Joseph McCarthy

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Chief Justice 1921-30

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William Howard Taft

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Constitutional Amendments: 20th

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Lame duck amendment (Presidential inauguration day to January 20th)

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Who is on the Fifty cent coin?

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JFK

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Who is on the $1000 bill?

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Grover Cleveland

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Who is on the $500 bill?

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William McKinley

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Reagan’s first Secretary of State (“I’m in Charge here”)

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Alexander Haig

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Constitutional Amendments: 25th

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Presidential succession and disability

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Constitutional Amendments: 11th

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Limits federal judicial powers

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Constitutional Amendments: 24th

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Bans poll tax

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15
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George Washington’s Secretary of State

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Thomas Jefferson

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16
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Chief Justice 1801-35 (4th - longest serving)

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John Marshall

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Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State

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William Seward

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18
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Constitutional Amendments: 16th

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Allows for federal income tax

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19
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Democratic presidential candidate 1896 - 1900 - 1908

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William Jennings Bryan

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20
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First Republican candidate - 1856

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John C. Fremont

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Chief Justice 1969-94

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Warren Burger

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Eisenhower’s Secretary of State

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John Foster Dulles

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Chief Justice 1864-73 (presided over Andrew Johnson Impeachment trial)

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Salmon P. Chase

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Democratic presidential candidate 1952 and 1956

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Adlai Stevenson

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25
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Republican presidential ticket - 1964

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Barry Goldwater and William Miller

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Constitutional Amendments: 15th

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Race will be no exemption to voting rights

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27
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Independent presidential candidate - 1992 - 1996

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Ross Perot

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Secretary of State from Maine - 1889-92

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James Blaine

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29
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Constitutional Amendments: 10th

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Rights not delegated by constitution are reteained by the people

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30
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Wilson’s Secretary of State

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William Jennings Bryan

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31
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Last 3rd party presidential candidate to receive electoral votes

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George Wallace (1968)

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32
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Who is on the old one dollar coin?

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Susan B. Anthony

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33
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Who is on the new one dollar coin?

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Sacajawea

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34
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What supreme court justice had been a pro football player?

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Whizzer White

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35
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George Washington’s Secretary of Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

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36
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Constitutional Amendments: 23rd

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Citizens of DC can vote in Presidential elections

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37
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Independent presidential candidate - 1980

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John Anderson

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38
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Republican presidential ticket - 1960

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Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge

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39
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Presidential candidate 1824 - 1832 - 1844 (different parties)

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Henry Clay

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40
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Speaker of the House of Representatives - 1998-

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Dennis Hastert

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41
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Constitutional Amendments: 13th

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Abolishes slavery

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42
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Location of FBI HQ

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Quantico VA

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43
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Opinion passed by the House or Senate

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Resolution

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44
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Who is on the two dollar bill?

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Thomas Jefferson

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45
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Republican presidential candidate 1944 and 1948

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Thomas E. Dewey

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46
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Constitutional Amendments: 12th

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Separate electoral ballots for president and vice president

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47
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Democratic presidential ticket - 1980

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Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale

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48
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Golden Fleece award giver

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William Proxmire

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49
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First Secretary of Defense - 1947

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James Forrestall

50
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Constitutional Amendments: 6th

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Right to a speedy trial and to call witnesses

51
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Democratic presidential ticket - 1968

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Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie

52
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Assistant to a party leader

53
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George Washington’s Attorny General

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Edmund Randolph

54
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Student loand association

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“Sallie Mae”

55
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Who is on the $100 Thousand bill?

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Woodrow Wilson

56
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Constitutional Amendments: 18th

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Prohibition

57
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Constitutional Amendments: 19th

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Women’s Suffrage

58
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Constitutional Amendments: 5th

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Freedom from double jeopardy - self incrimination; right to due process

59
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Democratic presidential ticket - 1988

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Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Benstson

60
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Ditch-digging New York governor (Erie Canal)

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De Witt Clinton

61
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Five-time Social Democrat Presidential candidate

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Eugen Debs

62
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Constitutional Amendments: 21st

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Repeal of Prohibition

63
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Chief Justice 1836-64 (presided over Dred Scott Decision)

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Roger Taney

64
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Governor of Kansas - 1933-37

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Alf Landon

65
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Constitutional Amendments: 8th

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Excessive bail prohibited; ban on cruel and unusual punisment

66
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Kennedy and Johnson’s Secretary of State

67
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Constitutional Amendments: 3rd

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The governement can not keep troops in homes

68
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Who is on the $10000 bill?

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Salmon P. Chase

69
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Constitutional Amendments: 7th

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Right to a trial by jury

70
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Chief Justice 1789-95 - First chief justice

71
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George Washington’s Secretary of War

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Henry Knox (Fort Knox)

72
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“The Happy Warrior”

73
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Ford and Nixon’s Secretary of State

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Henry Kissinger

74
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Location of CIA HQ

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Langley - VA

75
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Constitutional Amendments: 14th

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Rights of citizenship unabridged

76
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Listing of who’s who in Congress

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Congressional Directory

77
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Democratic presidential ticket - 1972

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George McGovern and Sargent Shriver

78
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The “Eggheads” candidate

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Adlai Stevenson

79
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Constitutional Amendments: 1st

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Freedom of the press - speech and religion

80
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Speaker of the House of Representatives - 1977-87

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Thomas “Tip” O’Neill Jr.

81
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Clinton’s Secretary of Commerce - killed in plane crash

82
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Saturday Night Live producer

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Lorne Michaels

83
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Constitutional Amendments: 9th

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Rule of construction (enumeration of rights in constitution does not take away rights retained by people)

84
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Chairman of the Federal Reserve - 1987-2005

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Alan Greenspan

85
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What supreme court justice wrote the opinion on Roe v. Wade?

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Harry Blackmun

86
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Reagan’s second Secretary of State

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George Shultz

87
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What supreme court justice had the longest term on the court?

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William O. Douglas

88
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Congressional viewing area

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The Gallery

89
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Central U.S. banking authority

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The Federal Reserve

90
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President of the Senate

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Vice President

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Chief Justice 1953-69 (presided over Brown vs Board of Education)

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Earl Warren

92
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Person representing U.S. Government in Supremet Court

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Solicitor General

93
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Body that names the U.S. Poet Laureate

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Library of Congress

94
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Kennedy and Johnson’s Secretary of Defense - 1961-68

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Robert McNamara

95
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What supreme court justice was The Great Dissenter

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

96
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Arizona congressman - 1912-1969 (longest term in Congress)

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Carl Hayden

97
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Intermediary between the government and citizens

98
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Power of the government to take private property for public use

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Eminent Domain

99
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Term for congressional seniority

100
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FBI director - 1924-77

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J. Edgar Hoover

101
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Who is on the $5000 bill?

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James Madison

102
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Site of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence

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National Archives

103
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Constitutional Amendments: 17th

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Allows for direct election of U.S. senators

104
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Chester Arthur’s Secretary of War

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Robert Lincoln (Abe’s son)

105
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Reagan’s Secretary of Defense

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Caspar Weinberger

106
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Republican presidential ticket - 1996

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Robert Dole and Jack Kemp

107
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Alf Landon’s daughter

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Nancy Landon Kassebaum

108
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“Flamboyant” New York city mayor

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Jimmy Walker

109
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Texas congressman - 1912-61 (also had longest term as Speaker of the House)

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Sam Rayburn

110
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Chief Justice 1930-41

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Charles Evans Hughes

111
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First Republican president - 1860

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Abraham Lincoln

112
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Constitutional Amendments: 2nd

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The right to keep and bear arms

113
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Federal National Mortgage Association

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“Fannie Mae”

114
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Body that decides on whether to impeach

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House of Representatives

115
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Republican presidential ticket - 1976

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Gerald Ford and Robert Dole

116
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Constitutional Amendments: 4th

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Regulation of search and seizure

117
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Chairman of the Federal Reserve - 1979-87

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Paul Volcker

118
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“Dixiecrats” candidate (elected by write-in vote - 1954)

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Strom Thurmond

119
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Constitutional Amendments: 22nd

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Presidential two term limit

120
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Thomas Eagleton’s replacement for V.P. candidate - 1972

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Sargent Shriver

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