1. Trivia Quiz

1.9. Administrations

Name the President(s) who ...

1. Had the most attorney generals.

2. Served a four year term without changing his cabinet.

3. Had the first cabinet post nominee rejected by the Senate.

4. Acquired the first U.S. overseas possessions.

5. Were impeached.

6. Vice president who assumed office of president and replaced the entire cabinet of his predecessor.

7. Pardoned Tokyo Rose.

8. Appointed the most Supreme Court Justices.

9. Appointed the first woman to the Supreme Court.

10. Proposed that young women register for the military draft.

Section 1.9 ANSWERS

ANSWERS to Section 1.9.

1.9. Administrations

Name the President(s) who ...

1. Had the most attorney generals. Ulysses S. Grant (5). [AP 467]

2. Served a four year term without changing his cabinet. Franklin Pierce [AP 464]

3. Had the first cabinet post nominee rejected by the Senate. Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay (Jackson's political rival) had his appointment for Secretary of the Treasury rejected for political reason. [AP 75]

4. Acquired the first U.S. overseas possessions. William McKinley. [AP 201]

5. Were impeached. Andrew Johnson [AP 147] Bill Clinton. [impeach, impeachment resolutions]

6. Vice president who assumed office of president and replaced the entire cabinet of his predecessor. Millard Fillmore [AP 108].

7. Pardoned Tokyo Rose. Gerald Ford pardoned Toquri D'Aquino for treason charges in connection with her radio broadcasts as Tokyo Rose during World War II [BPL 360].

8. Appointed the most Supreme Court Justices. George Washington (10) [BPL 189]

9. Appointed the first woman to the Supreme Court. Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 [AP 422].

10. Proposed that young women register for the military draft. Jimmy Carter. [AP 399]