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