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A review of the U.S. Presidents
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1
Who becomes President if the President dies or is impeached?
The Vice President
The Senate Majority Leader
Mr Zhou
The Speaker of the House
2
Who set the guideline that presidents should only serve 2 terms?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washinton
Franklin Roosevelt
3
1969-1974, “I am not a crook,” 1st President to establish relations with Communist China
Gerald Ford
JFK
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
4
Watergate Scandal, Enemy list, Established the EPA, continued the Vietnam War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
JFK
LBJ
5
New DNA technology proved that this president had been lying to Congress and the American people
Richard Nixon
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
6
1923 – 1929, Republican, “The Business of America is Business,” suspected connections to KKK
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Rutherford B. Hayes
Warren Harding
7
2001-2008 September 11
th,
Terrorist Attacks, Hurricane Katrina, 2nd Gulf War
George Herman Walker Bush
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagain
8
Term: 1989 – 1993, Said: “No New Taxes,” then he raised taxes. First Gulf War
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush
9
What is the job of the Executive Branch?
to determine the constitutionality of laws
to make laws
To enforce laws
to use twitter every day
10
Who was president during World War I?
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
11
MLK Jr. and Robert F Kennedy assassinated, Vietnam War escalates, Great Society
Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Kennedy
Johnson
12
1977-81, Considered a weak president, Iranian hostage crisis, won the Nobel Peace Prize
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
13
Wrote the 14 Points Treaty, proposed the League of Nations , led the US into WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
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Who was the president during MOST of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman Capote
15
US citizens need NOT be born in the US to become president
False
True
16
How did Lincoln's presidency end?
Lost the election to Grant
Was shot to death at the theatre
Finished his 8 years
Resigned due to bad health
17
Oversaw the Annexation of Hawaii, “Remember the Maine”, Boxer Rebellion, was assassinated
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
18
What event ended WWII?
Germany's surrender in May 1945
The dropping of the Atomic bombs on Japan
The beginning of the Cold War
The French Surrender early in the war
19
After which President did it become a law that a President could only serve 2 terms?
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
20
Term: 1909 – 1913, Republican, Trustbuster, Later became Supreme Court Justice, the heaviest president
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
21
Bay of Pigs Invasion fails, Cuban Missile Crisis, Freedom Riders, youngest President elected
LBJ
JFK
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
22
How many years must someone have lived in the United States to be president?
20 years
14 years
10 years
25 years
23
The "accidental" President
Gerald Ford
George H. W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Richard M. Nixon
24
1901 – 1909, Republican, Conservationist, Said: "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
FDR
William McKinley
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
25
Certain the he would be impeached and fired, this president resigned.
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
26
Why did the Japanese attack the US on Dec 7th, 1941?
The US had dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The US had openly criticized the Japanese invasion of China.
The US threatened to fire bomb Tokyo.
The US refused to sell oil to Japan.
27
What is the wife of the president called?
Madame President
The First Lady
Mrs. President
Lao baby
28
What branch of government does the president run?
Legislative
CCP
Judicial
Executive
29
What is the military title of the President?
The Attorney General
the Secretary of Defense
the Secretary of the Army
the Commander in Chief
30
What is the job of Congress?
to break laws
to determine the constitutionality of laws
to make laws
To enforce laws
31
Four-term President, Supported US Isolationism / Neutrality, WWII
Vladimir Putin
FDR
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
32
Term in office 2009 – 2017, Democrat, “Yes We Can!” 1st non-white president
George W. Bush
Al Gore
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
33
Lost the election of 1976, Pardoned President Nixon, OPEC Crisis
George H.W. Bush
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Gerald Ford
34
What event ended the Great Depression?
WWI
WWII
The New Deal
The Korean War
35
Who was president on September 11, 2001
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
36
Extended the Social Security Act, Created the Interstate Highway System
JFK
Harry Truman
FDR
Dwight D. Eisenhower
37
Who was President during MOST of World War II?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
38
The New Deal was
The name of Pres Roosevelt's program
The name of Pres Truman's program
The name of Pres Kennedy's program
The name of Pres Johnson's program
39
Republican, Illegal immigration, Make America Great Again, Focus on the economy, Twitterman
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Teddy Roosevelt
Bernie Sanders
40
How many terms is a President allowed to serve?
4 terms
only 1 term
3 terms
2 terms
41
Evil Empire Speech (USSR), Supply Side Economics, Iran –Contra Hearings, Ended the Cold War
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
42
Stock Market crash, No direct relief, Was blamed for the Great Depression
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
43
Term: 1963 – 1969, Democrat, “Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1965,” passed more laws than any other president
JFK
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Jimmy Carter
44
1929 – 1933, Was blamed for the Great Depression, Hands Off governing style
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Barack Obama
45
The Corona Virus Pandemic began during which presidency?
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Jonas Biden
George W. Bush
46
Term: 1933 – 1945, Democrat, the New Deal, Fireside Chats, Unable to walk
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
47
Term: 1974 – 1977, Republican, Only non-elected President of the US, Honest man, respected
Ronald Reagain
Richard Nixon
George H.W. Bush
Gerald Ford
48
Who ordered the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Japan?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
49
Containment of communism, V-E and V-J Day, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, NATO
JFK
FDR
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
50
1913 – 1921, Democrat, Princeton Professor, 14 Points Treaty to end WWI
James Garfield
Woodrow Wilson
Chester Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
51
What occurred on September 11, 2001?
George W. Bush assassination attempt in DC
George W. Bush became president
Terrorist attacks in NYC and DC
The US housing market collapsed
52
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
To enforce laws
to determine the constitutionality of laws
to use twitter every day
to make laws
53
Who was the only president to serve more than 2 terms?
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
Thomas Jefferson
54
Doubled the size of the US by making the Louisiana Purchase
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
55
What amendment ended slavery?
The Fifteenth
The Thirteenth
The Nineteenth
The Fourteenth
56
This president's main goal from 1861-1865 was to preserve the union
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses Grant
James K Polk
Teddy Roosevelt
57
Who created the National Parks?
Woodrow Wilson
Barack Obama
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
58
Americans were angry when this president pardoned Nixon
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
59
What was the immediate cause of the Great Depression?
Spanish Flu Pandemic
The Stock Market Crash
High cost of housing
Insufficient bank savings
60
DOT.COM boom (Rise of the Internet), 2nd President to be impeached
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
61
Who is called the 'Father of the Constitution?'
James in class 16
James Madison
James Monroe
James Garfield
62
What event caused the United States to enter World War 2?
The Zimmerman Telegram
The death of Franklin Roosevelt
The Sinking if the US Ship Maine in Cuba
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
63
The Fair Deal was
The name of Pres Truman's program
The name of Pres Roosevelt's program
The name of Pres Kennedy's program
The name of Pres Johnson's program
64
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Three Mile Island incident, Energy Crisis, Panama Canal Treaty
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
65
1993 – 2001, Democrat, Established NAFTA, Lewinski Scandal
Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
JFK
Bill Clinton
66
How old do you have to be to become president?
30
45
35
40
67
The New Frontier was
The name of Pres Truman's program
The name of Pres Kennedy's program
The name of Pres Roosevelt's program
The name of Pres Johnson's program
68
Warned Americans not to form foreign alliances
Thomas Jefferson
Barack Obama
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
69
Franklin Roosevelt died after WWII ended
True
False
70
Who won the race to get a man into space?
Japan
The United States
The Soviet Union
China
71
What is the length of 1 Presidential term?
2 years
8 years
6 years
4 years
72
Term: 1945 – 1953, Democrat, dropped the bomb on Japan,” Fired General MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
JFK
FDR
Harry Truman
73
2009-2017 Economic Bailouts, Fall of the Stock Market, Home Foreclosures, Affordable Care Act (Health Care)
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Herbert Hoover
74
Ended Korean War, Baby Boom, U2 Spy Plane incident
Dwight D. Eisenhower
JFK
Harry Truman
FDR
75
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Alexander Hamilton
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
76
Who was the president at the start of the Cold War?
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
77
The Great Society was
The name of Pres Kennedy's program
The name of Pres Johnson's program
The name of Pres Truman's program
The name of Pres Roosevelt's program
78
Only president to have been impeached twice
Donald Trump
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
79
Which woman almost became the first female US president?
Ding Lan
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
Geraldine Ferraro
80
The Civil War began when
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Boothe, a Southerner
The South refused to sell cotton to factories in the North
Seven southern states seceded from the Union
Lincoln freed the black slaves in the US
81
Gay marriage become legal under which president ?
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
82
Built the Panama Canal, Fought in Cuba, Passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, Conservationist
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
FDR
Calvin Coolidge