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Topic: The US Politics Guessing Game

I have long felt Europeans and even half this nation do not know of US political history.


So a quiz! No cheating please, this is on the honor system.


The first section has only two answers, Democrats or Republicans


1) which party seated the first Black delegate?


2) which party ran the first black man in a national race?


3) which party filibustered the Civil Rights Amendment?


4) which party had language prohibiting blacks from being a part of their party?


5) which party had the Presidency when the President segregated the military?


6) which party had the Presidency when Emancipation occured?




This part is name the President! Also please indicate a D or R to denominate their party.


1) which President quadrupled deficit spending over the previous President?


2) which President freed the slaves?


3) which President started the EPA?


4) which President created 24 million jobs?


5) which President caused all US yacht makers to be destroyed due to taxes, and created makers outside of the United States due to those taxes?


6) which President involved the US in Vietnam?


7) which President bombed a infant formula factory?


8) which Presidents have been impeached?


9) which President has had a super majority in the house and senate after WWII?

10) which President added Supreme court justices to the court beyond traditional numbers to get his way in the courts?


11) which President has refused to show his school records and other papers from before his time in politics?


12) which President was a draft dodger?


13) which President retired while in office?




And for a Bonus


Can you name the current living US Presidents?




Remember this is on the honor system. If you do not know, say so

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Re: The US Politics Guessing Game

Einstein, I'm an American and I don't care about American politics. What makes you think people living in other countries care about it?

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meaning "You won, I don't wanna play anymore"

The core joke of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that of course no civilization would develop personal computers with instant remote database recovery, and then waste this technology to find good drinks.
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I think you should not have posted at all if your not willing to participate in the politics forum.

This is a challenge, if others post, but admit ignorance, I will educate them.

This lesson is especially pointed at Key btw.

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All the good things were Republican presidents, such as Abe Lincoln (who so be a republican today) All the bad ones were democratic (back when they were completely different to the party today)

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Incorrect

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"I have long felt Europeans and even half this nation do not know of US political history."

I'm not going to lie and claim I know all of them (I do think I might score rather well though). But the question is why would we have to know your entire political history? We know the highlights of it, and that should do.
You probably find this sacriligious, but when I was given the choice between American history and the history of the Islamic world, I chose the latter. Simply cause it's larger and less known. One could learn a fair deal about American history through documentaries and even films on TV....

Besides, I could make a similar list about European/Russian/... political history and see how you do.. tongue

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ok go ahead tongue

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> Wild Flower Soul wrote:

> "I have long felt Europeans and even half this nation do not know of US political history."

I'm not going to lie and claim I know all of them (I do think I might score rather well though). But the question is why would we have to know your entire political history? We know the highlights of it, and that should do.
You probably find this sacriligious, but when I was given the choice between American history and the history of the Islamic world, I chose the latter. Simply cause it's larger and less known. One could learn a fair deal about American history through documentaries and even films on TV....

Besides, I could make a similar list about European/Russian/... political history and see how you do.. tongue



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Re: The US Politics Guessing Game

Can you name the current living US Presidents?

Carter, Bush Sr. Clinton. Bush Jr.

I think thats all and i think i am too lazy to answer the other questions now.. besides. i dont know most of the answers...

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Re: The US Politics Guessing Game

You Forgot Obama!

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Re: The US Politics Guessing Game

go ahead and do a Euro history quiz

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