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Next week: 30-question test, roughly broken down as follows:  10 questions political, 5 questions economic, 5 questions social, 5 questions intellectual and 5 questions foreign policy.

Next week: 30-question test, roughly broken down as follows:  10 questions political, 5 questions economic, 5 questions social, 5 questions intellectual and 5 questions foreign policy.

Know your list of presidents, by memorizing the list and counting forward.  For example, who was 10th President?  (Count forward from Washington until you reach John Tyler.)  Who was the president in 1826?  (John Quincy Adams)

Know your list of [[presidents]], by memorizing the list and counting forward.  For example, who was 10th President?  (Count forward from Washington until you reach [[John Tyler]].)  Who was the president in 1826?  ([[John Quincy Adams]])

Best tip of all: understand each question before trying to answer it.  That is essential.

Best tip of all: understand each question before trying to answer it.  That is essential.

Why did the Republicans win the presidency every time between Andrew Johnson and World War I, except for Grover Cleveland’s victories?  Because the Republicans would “wave the bloody shirt,” which means reminding the voters of how the Democrats sided with the South during the Civil War.

Why did the [[Republicans]] win the presidency every time between [[Andrew Johnson]] and [[World War I]], except for Grover Cleveland’s victories?  Because the Republicans would “wave the bloody shirt,” which means reminding the voters of how the Democrats sided with the South during the [[Civil War]].

Debate:  “spoils system,” which gave the victor (the President) the “spoils” (numerous appointments to easy government jobs for his supporters).  Civil service reform ended the spoils system for most federal government jobs in 1883.  But Jared argued persuasively that the President should be able to fire all the workers who were hired by his predecessor.  After all, didn’t the voters want a change in how government ran things?

Debate:  “spoils system,” which gave the victor (the President) the “spoils” (numerous appointments to easy government jobs for his supporters).  Civil service reform ended the spoils system for most federal government jobs in 1883.  But Jared argued persuasively that the President should be able to fire all the workers who were hired by his predecessor.  After all, didn’t the voters want a change in how government ran things?