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Bell Ringer:. Would you hire your best friend for a job even if they weren’t the best candidate? Explain. Who would you vote for?. Candidate # 1. Candidate # 2. Popular Supports Immigration restrictions Not a gifted leader. Has Military experience Relatively unknown
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Bell Ringer: • Would you hire your best friend for a job even if they weren’t the best candidate? Explain.
Who would you vote for? Candidate # 1 Candidate # 2 • Popular • Supports Immigration restrictions • Not a gifted leader • Has Military experience • Relatively unknown • Focuses on foreign policy
Republicans chose: Warren Harding Democrats chose: James M. Cox
Albert Fall:Secretary of Interior What does the Sec. of Interior do? Involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal (Illegal renting of Naval Oil Reserves) Fined $100,ooo and sent to jail for a year
Calvin Coolidge Helped restore the publics trust in the republican party Fired members of the Ohio Gang Continued economic growth in the U.S. - Easily wins 1924 election
Herbert Hoover In 1928, Coolidge decides not to run for office Republican candidate Herbert Hoover wins the Election (over Alfred Smith) His campaign slogan was “A Chicken in every pot. A car in every garage.”