| #7726, aired 2018-03-26 | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY $400: William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural speech in history; this man in 1793 at his second gave the shortest Washington |
| #7726, aired 2018-03-26 | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY $800: This keystone state's name is spelled incorrectly in the U.S. Constitution Pennsylvania |
| #7726, aired 2018-03-26 | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY $1600: This man's political rise began when he was just 30 & the people of Nebraska elected him to Congress William Jennings Bryan |
| #7726, aired 2018-03-26 | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY $2000: Military engagements authorized by Congress include the 1801 First & 1815 Second of these African wars the Barbary Wars |
| #7726, aired 2018-03-26 | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY $6,200 (Daily Double): In 1999 the Senate voted 50-50 on the charge that Bill Clinton obstructed justice, this many votes shy of conviction 17 |
| #7251, aired 2016-03-07 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: In 1848 the campaign slogan for this political party included the words "free speech, free labor, free men" Free Soil |
| #6294, aired 2012-01-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,800 (Daily Double): This political party founded around 1789 stood for a strong central government the Federalists |
| #4459, aired 2004-01-15 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: Elected the 19th U.S. president in 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes was a member of this political party Republican |
| #4417, aired 2003-11-18 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Years of political rivalry led to the July 11, 1804 duel between these 2 men Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr |
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | AMERICAN HISTORY $300: The political slogan "As" this state "goes, so goes the nation" dates back to the 1880s Maine |
| #2884, aired 1997-02-27 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: This president's political enemies referred to him as the "Beast of Buffalo" Grover Cleveland |
| #2822, aired 1996-12-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: After Eugene Debs' death in 1926, Norman Thomas became the leader of this political party Socialist party |
| #1903, aired 1992-12-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,300 (Daily Double): This political cartoonist died in Ecuador in 1902 while serving as consul general Thomas Nast |
| #1409, aired 1990-10-18 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: Because of the Alien & Sedition Acts this political party became known as a party of oppression the Federalist Party |
| #1302, aired 1990-04-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: John Hancock held this political position from 1780-85 & from 1787-93 Governor of Massachusetts |
| #919, aired 1988-09-08 | HISTORY $300: Country which gave up all military & political power on N. American mainland in February 1763 France |
| #747, aired 1987-12-01 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: Henry Clay & Daniel Webster were leaders of this political party Whigs |
| #186, aired 1985-05-27 | HISTORY $1000: This Central American country, known for its political stability, has had no army since 1949 Costa Rica |
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