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Historical Terms #1
Richard's AP US History Historical Terms #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pork Barrel | excessive funding for local "pet" projects |
| Paper Tiger | a nation/ or canidate which falsely projects an image of strength |
| Juice | power to get things done |
| Coattails | popularity of one canidate extends to other party nominees |
| Waffle | indecision |
| Fence Mending | restore friendships |
| Rainmaker | money maker |
| Nervous Nellies | suffer from unreasonable fears |
| Pooh-bah | pompous big-shot |
| Stonewalling | to prevent investigation by silence |
| Gut Issue | emotional issue |
| Egghead | intellectual (smart but not practical) |
| Bandwagon | growing popularity of a canidate beyond his base |
| Pie in the sky | promise the impossible |
| Grass roots | local support |
| Press the flesh | shake hands with the public |
| Gobbledygook | nonsense |
| Redneck | racist rural white voter |
| Deep-Six | destroy document |
| Foggy Bottom | Washington D.C. (where there is Funger) |
| Whistleblower | public employee who exposes corruption/ illegal activity |
| Dark Horse | a long shot canidate for a party's nomination |