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Presidential Inaugurations
This category contains questions and answers about the history of Presidential Inaugurations, the Oath of Office, and the celebrations afterward.
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What was the largest crowd that has ever attended an inauguration?
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The largest crowd to ever witness an inauguration is estimated at 1.2 million for Lyndon B. Johnson.
Who is the most famous president of United States of America?
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- Bill Clinton
- Andrew Jackson - one of the most interesting characters in American history. Although I cannot say I liked some of his more deplorable actions, such as the Indian Removal Act in 1830, the way he strengthened the power of the executive branch while somehow remaining the "common man" is still studied today. And of course his fiery temperament differed greatly from any past presidents and even modern presidents. My favorite "Jacksonian myth" is his assassination attempt in 1835. It is said that after Jackson was missed twice by two bullets, he attempted to beat his would-be attacker with his cane and his aides had to physically restrain him. If anyone would like to read up on Andrew Jackson - his politics, personal life, and defining kitchen cabinet, I would recommend American Lion by Jon Meacham.
Who was the first President to ride in an automobile?
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Warren Harding was the first President who regularly drove a car before entering office and became the first President to ride to his inauguration in an automobile, which was a Packard Twin Six supplied by the Republican National Committee.
Theodore Roosevelt may have made a go at driving after he was the first president to ride in a car. There was not much traffic in those days.
What answers show the correct chronological order of these presidents of the US?
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Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan
What calendar date has been designated for inauguration of us president?
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January 20th
What day did the inauguration in 2009 fall on?
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The inauguration of the president of the United States occurs once every four years. It was January 20, 2009, which fall on Tuesday when Barack Obama was inaugurated.
Where does the ceremony of the presidential inauguration take place?
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capitol building
What was the warmest inauguration day?
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Ronald Reagan's inauguration was the coldest inauguration day on record. The temperature was 7°F.
What were Washingtons 2 pieces of advise in his farewell address?
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One piece of advice in George Washington's "Farewell Address" is for the American people to be vigilant about their government. Another piece of advice he gives to the American people is to be involved in political actions so that their voice can be heard.
What was the date of Franklin D. Roosevelt inauguration?
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FDR became President on March 4, 1933. He remained in that position until he died.
What branch can veto or reject a law made by another branch?
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the executive branch can veto law made by the legislative branch, but the law can still be passed by a two-thirds majority vote by both houses in the legislative branch.
Which passage from Kennedys inaugural address is an example of an allusion?
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"And let every other power know that this Hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house."
"To our sister republics south of our border, we offer a special pledge-to convert our good words into good deeds . . . ."
"For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed."
"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate."
In the US what date is the Presidential Inauguration day?
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The date is January 20 unless that date falls on Sunday, in which case, the public inauguration ceremony is held the next day, but President is sworn in at noon on Sunday in a private ceremony.
January 20, 2009
as the 20th amendment states- January 20th at noon.
It's the day when the soon to be president takes an oath promising to do what is right for the will of the people and the country after the oath he/she becomes president.
Which is January 20th. The same date every year.
the US Constitution prescribes it take place on the 20th of January regardless of what day of the week it falls on.
January 20th
Who was the first presdident of the us?
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There was no president under the Articles of Confederation. Congress held both executive and legislative power, the way it had during the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation was such a loose form of government that there was almost no use for a single executive to work in concert with the legislative branch.
What were the two books President Obama used when he was sworn into a second term of office at his 2013 inauguration?
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Barack Obama has always used a Holy Bible when he took the oath of office, contrary to internet myths. He took the oath in 2008 on the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln. He did that again in 2012, in addition to using a Bible that Martin Luther King used.
Who was the last president to have a surplus in the federal budget?
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Clinton did not have a surplus of $230B in the year 2000 because he had to borrow $246.5 From numerous other off budget funds. Clinton NEVER ran a surplus during his 8 years in office, he just borrowed yearly from different budgets, (primarily the SS budget) to offset the general fund losses. In 2000 the following funds were borrowed which resulted in a $16.5 deficit.
$152.3B from Social Security
$30.9B from Civil Service Retirement Fund
$18.5B from Federal Supplementary Medical insurance Trust Fund
$15.0B from Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
$9.0B from the Federal Unemployment Trust Fund
$8.2B from Military Retirement Fund
$3.8B from Transportation Trust Funds
$1.8B from Employee Life Insurance & Retirement fund
$7.0B from others
Total borrowed from off budget funds $246.5B, meaning that his $230B surplus is actually a $16.5B deficit.
($246.5B borrowed - $230B claimed surplus = $16.5B actual deficit).
The last time the federal government ran a true suplus was 1969, the total surplus was $3.2B and before that was $1960, $.3 B
Translation, when you are taking more than you are spending,, that is a surplus, and we were not taking in more than we were spending under Clinton.
Who swears the president into office?
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Usually the Chief Justice, but any person with the legal power to administer oaths may do so. Calvin Coolidge, visiting his parents in Vermont when President Harding died, was sworn in by his father, a local Justice of the Peace. Only seven other times in US history has the oath of office been administered by someone besides the Chief Justice of the US.
Are there any conditions or situations in which Barack Obama could be president for three terms?
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No. There was only one president who had three terms-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But after he died in office during his third term, a constitutional amendment (the 22nd) was passed that limited all presidents to two terms.
What did roosevelt and congress pass the day after Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inauguration?
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The New Deal
What best describes the event leading to the inauguration of the first president of the US?
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The States selected electors who voted to elect the President and Vice President.
Why does the US president take an oath to protect defend and preserve the US Constitution?
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The constitution is the highest law of the US; the entire legal and organizational structure of the United States depends upon the constitution. Another way of putting it is, the constitution is the basic agreement by means of which the country of the United States was created. Hence, the highest duty of the President is to defend the constitution. That is what the President is elected to do.
