| A | B |
| Led Revolutionary Army | George Washington |
| President when the Alien/Sedition Acts were passed | John Adams |
| Elected in the "Revolution of 1800" | Thomas Jefferson |
| Led USA during the War of 1812 | James Madison |
| President during the "Era of Good Feelings" | James Monroe |
| Won the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824 | John Quincey Adams |
| Was elected as a "common man," criticized as too king-like | Andrew Jackson |
| President during the War with Mexico | James K. Polk |