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Elections in the United States

Primary Election

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A primary election is the election used to determine which who will be each party?s candidate for office. For example, in 2008 the democratic primary elected Barrack Obama to be their candidate. A party caucus is a group of members in a party from a community that discuss whom they feel they their candidate should be in the upcoming election. The district results are reported to the county, and the county results are then reported to the states, which are then reported to the country, and used to determine each party?s final candidate.

Midterm Guidlines

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Midterm Guidelines - APUSH Multiple Choice ? 50% 50 questions Chapters 4-18 Short Essay ? 20% Pick one of two One regular, one analyzing a picture AP format ? answer a, b, and c: First Question = first paragraph Second Question = second paragraph Third Question = third paragraph 4-5 sentences each Long Essay ? 30% Pick one: The War of 1812 Political Machines and Political Bosses (Page 481) Political machines ? organizations seeking to obtain and retain power Emerged in urban, often working-class neighborhoods Solicited votes for particular candidates and promised jobs and other services to supporters Putting their candidates in office gave them power over local government Machine politicians used fraud and bribery ? provided relief and service to their voters

Chapter 26 Test

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Chapter 26 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 45. In post-Civil War America, Indians surrendered their lands only when they a. chose to migrate farther west. b. received solemn promises from the government that they would be left alone and provided with supplies. c. lost their mobility as the whites killed their horses. d. were allowed to control the supply of food and other staples to the reservations. e. traded land for rifles and blankets. 46. In the warfare that raged between the Indians and the American military, the a. Indians were never as well armed as the soldiers. b. soldiers showed great mobility on their swift horses. c. Indians? superb horsemanship often defeated U.S. soldiers. d. Indians proved to be no match for the soldiers.

Chapter 23 Test

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Chapter 23 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 60. At the conclusion of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant a. refused gifts offered him by the American public. b. proved that he was a sound judge of human character. c. rejoined the Democratic party. d. accepted gifts of houses and money from citizens. e. ruled out running for office. 61. In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant a. transformed his personal popularity into a large majority in the popular vote. b. owed his victory to the votes of former slaves. c. gained his victory by winning the votes of the majority of whites. d. demonstrated his political skill. e. all of the above. 62. As a result of the Civil War,

1984 AP US History DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time-40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. 1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly thought of as a liberal and President Herbert C. Hoover as a conservative. To what extent are these characterizations valid? Document A Source: Candidate Herbert Hoover, speech, New York, New York (October 22,1928)

1984 College Board DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time-40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. 1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly thought of as a liberal and President Herbert C. Hoover as a conservative. To what extent are these characterizations valid? Document A Source: Candidate Herbert Hoover, speech, New York, New York (October 22,1928)

Chap 32 AP US History notes

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A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 32 ?The Politics of Boom and Bust? (1920-1932) Chapter 32 Essential Learnings / Goals / Objectives I. Explore the economic issues involved in the Boom/Bust of the 20s. Vocabulary / Significant Terms: ?cronies? ?reactionaries? ?Merchant Marine? ?injunction? ?moratorium? ?parity? ?hung jury? ?harrow? ?reparations? ?devaluation? (of currency, also ?floating? currency) ?paternalism? ?quagmire? ?recourse? ?torpor? ?recalcitrant? ?exacerbated? I. The Republican ?Old Guard? Returns (3 Republicans win the 3 presidential elections of the 20s) A. Harding was inaugurated in 1921, looking presidential. 1. He was one of the best-liked men of his generation.

AP Government & Politics Summer Assignment

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Roman Caposino Tuesday, September 2nd, 2013 Summer Work AP Government & Politics The Scope and Meaning of the Democratic Victory:

Chapter 19

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Guizen Del Canto AP US History Bailey P3 The American People:?Creating a Nation and a Society Chapter 19: Politics & Reform Politics in the Gilded Age Politics, Parties, Patronage, and Presidents In the late nineteenth-century, Americans ?mistrusted organized power and believed in harmony of interests and laissez-faire.? The federal government was passive and interfered little. The two major parties did not differ in principles, but patronage. Elected presidents would reward the faithful with government positions. Party affiliation generally reflected interest in important cultural, religious, and ethnic questions. Republicans ? ?Regulate moral life but not economic development? - Northeastern Yankee industrialists and Scandinavian Lutherans

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AP U. S. HISTORY PRESIDENTS LIST ? The Young Republic, 1788-1815 1. George Washington, 1789-1797 2. John Adams, 1797-1801, Federalist 3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809, Republican 4. James Madison, 1809-1817, Republican Era of Good Feelings and the Era of the Common Man, 1815-1840 5. James Monroe, 1817-1825, Republican 6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829, National Republican 7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837, Democrat 8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841, Democrat Ante-Bellum Period, 1840-1860 9. William Henry Harrison, 1841, Whig 10. John Tyler, 1841-1845 11. James K. Polk, 1845-1849, Democrat 12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850, Whig 13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853, Whig 14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857, Democrat 15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861, Democrat Civil War, 1861-1865

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