They are not all presidents, e.g. Franklin, Chase.
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Portraits appearing on US bills (banknotes) are chosen by the Treasury Department. Not all of them were presidents. The people shown are considered to have been important in US history. The selection process is somewhat arbitrary, however. Certainly Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln were our greatest presidents while Hamilton was the first Treasury Secretary and Ben Franklin was one of the most important Founding Fathers. The choices of Jackson and Grant are more controversial, while other deserving leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt have never been on a bill.
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No. If referencing it in a paper you will put it in quotes as you do a poem.
The stamp tax was the tax that taxed paper.
The president is not required to use a book as part of the swearing in ceremony, but most put their hand on a Bible. Pierce used a law book.