Questions and answers on presidential history
It’s President’s Day, so circle your answer and see how you do on this test.Arlington National Cemetery was established during the Civil War after the land the cemetery was built upon, Arlington Estate, was confiscated from the private ownership of Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee’s family following a tax dispute.Answer: A) William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Answer: B) Truman signed the order on July 16, 1948. The order said, “There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.”Answer: C) According to whitehousehistory.org, at least 12 presidents were slave owners at some point during their lives: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K.
Other than Barack Obama, who is the other person of African American heritage to have received Electoral College votes?Answer: C) In the 2016 election, 10 members of the Electoral College voted or attempted to vote for a candidate different from the ones to whom they were pledged. Three of the electors voted for Powell while John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one vote.
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