American Presidents

Question 1

Who was the first President of the United States?

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

True or False: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The President of the United States serves a term of ___ years.

Answer 3

four

Question 4

Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 4

Abraham Lincoln

Question 5

Multiple Choice: Who was the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Theodore Roosevelt C) Woodrow Wilson

Answer 5

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 6

What is the primary role of the President of the United States?

Answer 6

To serve as the head of state and head of government.

Question 7

True or False: The President can veto legislation passed by Congress.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Who was the youngest person to assume the presidency?

Answer 8

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The President of the United States is elected by the ___ College.

Answer 9

Electoral

Question 10

Which President is known for the New Deal?

Answer 10

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 11

Multiple Choice: Who was President during the Great Depression? A) Herbert Hoover B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Calvin Coolidge

Answer 11

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 12

What amendment limits the President to two terms?

Answer 12

22nd Amendment

Question 13

True or False: John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Who was the first female presidential candidate from a major party?

Answer 14

Hillary Clinton

Question 15

Fill in the blank: The President can appoint ___ to the Supreme Court.

Answer 15

justices

Question 16

Which President was known for the ‘Square Deal’?

Answer 16

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 17

Multiple Choice: Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964? A) Lyndon B. Johnson B) Richard Nixon C) Harry S. Truman

Answer 17

A) Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 18

Who was the only U.S. President to resign from office?

Answer 18

Richard Nixon

Question 19

True or False: The President is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the maximum age a person can be to run for President?

Answer 20

There is no maximum age limit.

Question 21

Fill in the blank: The President’s Cabinet consists of the heads of ___ departments.

Answer 21

executive

Question 22

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

Answer 22

Barack Obama

Question 23

Multiple Choice: Which President was in office during World War I? A) Woodrow Wilson B) Warren G. Harding C) Calvin Coolidge

Answer 23

A) Woodrow Wilson

Question 24

Who was President during the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 24

Thomas Jefferson

Question 25

True or False: The President can be impeached by Congress.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The President delivers the ___ of the Union address each year.

Answer 26

State

Question 27

What is the primary responsibility of the President as defined by the Constitution?

Answer 27

To ensure that the laws be faithfully executed.

Question 28

Multiple Choice: Which President initiated the War on Terror? A) Bill Clinton B) George W. Bush C) Barack Obama

Answer 28

B) George W. Bush

Question 29

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

Answer 29

John Adams

Question 30

True or False: The President must be a natural-born citizen of the United States.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Fill in the blank: The President has the power to grant ___.

Answer 31

pardons

Question 32

Which President is associated with the 'Great Society' programs?

Answer 32

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 33

Multiple Choice: Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A) Harry S. Truman B) John F. Kennedy C) Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer 33

B) John F. Kennedy

Question 34

Who was the President during the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Answer 34

There was no President; the position did not exist yet.

Question 35

True or False: The President has the authority to appoint ambassadors.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Fill in the blank: The President is elected in the year ___.

Answer 36

even

Question 37

Who was the first President to be impeached?

Answer 37

Andrew Johnson

Question 38

Multiple Choice: Which President is known for the 'Trust Busting' policies? A) Theodore Roosevelt B) William Howard Taft C) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 38

A) Theodore Roosevelt

Question 39

What year was the Constitution ratified?

Answer 39

1788

Question 40

True or False: The President can call special sessions of Congress.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Fill in the blank: ___ is the current President of the United States (as of 2023).

Answer 41

Joe Biden

Question 42

Which President was known for the 'Checkers Speech'?

Answer 42

Richard Nixon

Question 43

Multiple Choice: Who was President during the Watergate scandal? A) Lyndon B. Johnson B) Richard Nixon C) Gerald Ford

Answer 43

B) Richard Nixon

Question 44

What is the minimum age to run for President?

Answer 44

35 years old

Question 45

True or False: The President can be elected for an unlimited number of terms.

Answer 45

False

Question 46

Fill in the blank: The President has the power to negotiate ___ with other countries.

Answer 46

treaties

Question 47

Which President is associated with the 'Moral Majority' and conservative movement?

Answer 47

Ronald Reagan