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Great Depression
Herbert Hoover didn’t get re-elected as president because he thought the public didn’t want the president to intervene with the nations economic problems. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR ran for an unprecedented 3rd and 4th term for presidency. -
Eisenhower’s Heart Attack
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s assistants had to run the Executive Branch after he had a heart attack. -
Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater was a very conservative Republican. He became the Republican nominee for the presidency. -
George McGovern
George McGovern was a very liberal Democrat. He became the Democrat nominee for presidency. -
25th Amendment ratified
After Spiro Agnew resigned as Vice President, congress had to approve the Nixon’s new nominee. -
Obama and Gun Control
After a mass shooting in Connecticut, president Obama assigned VP Joe Biden to develop new proposals on gun control. -
Winning popular vote but not electoral votes.
Obama had 3 million Texans votes, but didn’t get any electoral votes out of the state. Mitt Romney had 4 million Californians votes, but didn’t get any electoral votes.