Quiz Page
This page contains a quiz that you may wish to take just for fun. Perhaps you may learn something useful for current political debate.
The source of the questions and answers is the book, "Presidential Courage" by Michael Beschloss published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2007.
1. Which president of the United States coined the word "terrorism?"
2. The mother of which president of the United States was a lay minister in the Disciples of Christ Church?
3. What famous assassin attempted to kill the anti-black Major General Edwin Walker before he shot a president?
4. The Ludlow Amendment to the United States Constitution would have required a national referendum to declare war. This amendment was drafted in response to the policies of which president?
5. The Supreme Court ruled that warrant-less wire tapping is unconstitutional. Which president of the United States defied the Court by signing a secret executive order authorizing warrant-less telecommunications surveillance?
6. Which president of the United States coined the phrase "war hawks?"
7. The Alien and Sedition Acts were signed by which president?
8. Which of the following presidents was the first to install a secret recording machine in the oval office?
9. Which president first said of the press, "If I ever managed to walk on water, reporters would complain I couldn't swim?"
10. Which president of the United States first referred to the press as "infamous scribblers?"