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Was there ever any single presidents?
Yes there was one President that was single when he was elected and that was James Buchanan who was the 15th President of the United States serving from March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861. He was the only President to remain single for his entire life.
Which founding father was not born in America?
"Only one president was the son of two immigrant parents: Andrew Jackson. Five presidents (Jefferson, Buchanan, Arthur, Wilson, Hoover) had just one immigrant parent each." from: http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/President_of_the_United_States_of_America C. Herbert Philadelphia, PA
What presidents are on US paper money?
President on $1 one dollar bill: George Washington George Washington is also on quarter dollar coin President on $2 two dollar bill: Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson is also on the nickel (5 cent) coin President on $5 five dollar bill: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is also on the "penny" (one cent) Face on $10 Ten dollar bill: Alexander Hamilton. He was not a President. President on $20 twenty dollar bill: Andrew Jackson President on $50 fifty dollar bill: Ulysses S. Grant Face on $100 One hundred dollar bill: Benjamin Franklin. He was not a President. Benjamin Franklin is on half dollar coins minted from 1948 to 1963 The following denominations are no longer issued, and are only available from currency dealers: President on $500 five hundred dollar bill: William McKinley President on $1,000 one thousand dollar bill: Grover Cleveland President on $5,000 five thousand dollar bill: James Madison Face on $10,000 Ten thousand dollar bill: Salmon P. Chase. He was not a President President on $100,000 one hundred thousand dollar bill: Woodrow Wilson $1,000,000 dollar bill - does not exist - novelty/joke items only.
Why does the president pick the vice president?
The Presidential Candidate's main purpose in picking the Vice President is "balancing the ticket." To "balance the ticket" is to find a VP Candidate that deposits values into a Presidential campaign that will bring support from voters that were not previously inclined to vote for that candidate. In most every United States presidential election within the past 30 years, the presidential candidate chose a VP candidate with almost opposite views and beliefs so that they might hoard the votes.
Why is the Bull Moose Party important?
Robert La Follette was attempting to gain the Republican nomination for President in 1912. He was a noted progressive. Teddy Roosevelt had said he would not run for the office but actually he did want to try again to become President of the US. Roosevelt got into race after LaFollette collapsed during one of his speeches. While TR became the popular favorite, William Taft controlled most of the proceedings at the convention. Taft had become more conservative than either TR of Wilson. When Taft was nominated, Roosevelt decided to create a third party and run as an independent. Before giving a speech, he was shot in the chest, but a copy of his speech in his pocket saved him from being too badly wounded. He delivered his speech and proclaimed that it would take more than that to stop a Bull Moose. Hence, the name for the new party. The fact that TR got into the race, split the Republican voters during the election and enabled Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat, to be elected President. Wilson, a progressive, became one of the few, "minority" Presidents. That means, he did not get more than 50 % of the popular vote. Wilson got 41.9%, Taft only got 23.2%. But Wilson scored big in the Electoral College with 435 votes to TR's 88 and Taft's 8.
