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Angela Corrao Social Studies questions page 799 1. Adlai E. Stevenson was a republican, but Nixon says that Stevenson was more concerned with intellectual matters with practical matters. They said he questioned too many things and lacked the decisiveness needed to combat communism, which caused Stevenson to loose the election. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first republican to be elected president since 1928. Richard M. Nixon was a democratic who ran against Adlai E. Stevenson, but shot down his ideas, and said that he would do no good for this country and won the election. The federal highway act was passed in 1956 and provided easy transportation for military forces in case of an attack. The law funded the construction of more than 40,000 miles of highways tied the nation together. Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the new department. Hobby was only the second person in American History to hold a cabinet post. 2. Moderate- opposed to major social change or extreme political ideas Surplus- a large amount left over after the necessary expenses are paid 3. The two states that were added to the union while Eisenhower was president were Alaska and Hawaii. 4. The federal highway act program spurred growth in the automotive and oil industries. 5. Eisenhower’s domestic policy reflects his belief when he states that he was “conservative when it comes to money and liberal when it comes to him beings” because he followed the moderate or middle class rode, and he steered the country to a staedy course.