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Pop Quiz: All About American Presidents

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1.   President George Washington belonged to which political party?
    The Whigs
    The Federalists
    He belonged to no political party

2.   Who was the eighth president?
    Andrew Jackson
    Martin Van Buren
    William Henry Harrison

3.   President Grover Cleveland was NOT from Ohio. Which state was he born in?
    Michigan
    New Jersey
    Florida

4.   Thomas Jefferson was this president's VP.
    John Adams
    George Washington
    James Madison

5.   President James Polk was committed to "Manifest Destiny." What did he do as a result?
    Greatly expanded the nation's territory
    Became a religious zealot
    Supported the idea of central banking

6.   This president used executive orders to begin desegregation of the U.S. armed forces.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Harry S. Truman
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

7.   He was the first president born in the 20th century.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Harry S. Truman
    John F. Kennedy

8.   He is the living president that served longest ago.
    Gerald Ford
    Jimmy Carter
    George H.W. Bush

9.   This president's middle name was Milhouse.
    Theodore M. Roosevelt
    Richard M Nixon
    Millard M. Fillmore

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