History Answers (1)

1.Who said? "When a Republican walks in the middle of the road he is moving backward. When a Democrat walks in the middle, he walks forward

A. Rush Limbaugh
B. Harry Truman
C. Ronald Regan
D. Karl Rove
E. Ted Kennedy

Answer- (B) Harry Truman in remarking on Eisenhower attempting to govern as a moderate and losing both the Senate and the House in the 1954 elections.

2.Who was? The first "Lame Duck President"

A. George Washington
B. Teddy Roosevelt
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Millard Fillmore
E. John Adams

Answer-Either (A)George Washington Depending on the definition of “Lame Duck all elected officials when they are defeated or retire become lame ducks once their inability to further continue in office is known. A President becomes a lame duck under this definition as soon as the election of his second term is over, regardless of the outcome.

However this was not always the case so (C) Eisenhower, would also be correct Ike was the first president that was unable due to the passage of the 22 Amendment to the Constitution to seek another term thus making him in affect the first “Lame Duck” President by reason of the Constitution. Though ratified during Truman’s term he was exempt but did not seek a third term. Eisenhower probably would have run in 1960 and very likely would have won. Only three Presidents ever attempted a third term Grant, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt, FDR was elected to 4 terms thus prompting the desire for the 22 Amendment.

3. Which President had the most States enter the United States during his Presidency?

A. George Washington
B. James Madison
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. Benjamin Harrison
E. Theodore Roosevelt

Answer-(D) Benjamin Harrison presided over 6 states entering the Union- North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming. George Washington and James Monroe each had 5 states enter during their terms.


4, How many votes does it take to end a filibuster in the US Senate with 100 members?

A. 60
B. 51
C. 40
D. 41
E. 66
Answer- (A) With 100 US Senators (2 from each state) by Senate rules it takes 60 Senators to end a filibuster.

5. How many states were in the United States when George Washington became President?

A. 13
B. 19
C. 15
D. 21
E. 10

Answer-(E) There were only 10 states when George Washington was sworn in as our first President. Three of the original colonies, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Vermont had not yet ratified the Constitution and thus were not yet states, though they did so during his presidency,