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1. To where did civil rights advocate Rosa Parks move from Alabama?
 
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Pittsburgh

Rosa moved to Detroit in 1957, working there until 1988. She died in Detroit in 2005
 
 
2. What role did Ralph Nader play during the 2000 American election?
 
Chaired the recount team in Florida
Handled Bush's publicity campaign
Led the Green Party
Predicted a Gore landslide

Nader took less than 3% for the Greens, but probably cost Gore the victory
 
 
3. When was Communist "witch hunter" Joseph McCarthy censured by the US Senate?
 
December 1951
December 1952
December 1953
December 1954

The censure by his Senate collegues ended the era of "McCarthyism"
 
 
4. The 17th and 36th American Presidents shared a surname - what was it?
 
Adams
Bush
Johnson
Roosevelt

Andrew Johnson served 1865-69 and Lyndon Johnson served 1963-69
 
 
5. Which future American President was Eisenhower's Vice President?
 
Gerald Ford
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon

Nixon served as Vice President between 1953 and 1961
 
 
6. How many electoral votes did Texas have in the 2004 Presidential elections?
 
34
44
54
64

California had the most with 55, Texas had the next highest
 
 
7. Under the US Constitution, how old must the President be?
 
At least 25 years old
At least 29 years old
At least 32 years old
At least 35 years old
 
 
8. Which is the only American state not to have two state legislature houses?
 
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
 
 
9. In 1968 where did Carl Stokes become the first black mayor of a major US city?
 
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Miami
 
 
10. Where must American senators be resident?
 
The state where they are elected
In the USA
The USA or its overseas territories
Anywhere they like
 
 
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