презентация по теме : Американские президенты
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… All men are created equal, they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness… (Thomas Jefferson) American presidents

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Who was the first American president?

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George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783.

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What was the reason of John Kennedy’s death?

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John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) was the 35 th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first 20th Century born President, elected to the office at the age of 43. Kennedy was the first Irish American president.

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Which president was the first Afro-American?

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Barak Obama was born on August 4, 1961. He is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.

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What is the residence of the U.S. President?

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The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C, the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams.

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What was President Lincoln’s first name?

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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) served as the 16 th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led the country through its greatest constitutional, military and moral crisis—the American Civil War.

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Which president was an actor?

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40thPresident of the United States (1981–1989), the 33 rd Governor of California (1967–1975), an actor by profession .

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Who wished to be remembered for three things: as author of the Declaration of Independence, as author of the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom, and as the Father of the University of Virginia?

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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776).

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Who was the only U.S. President to serve 4 terms?

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), was the thirty-second President of the United States. He became president in 1933 and was still president when he died in 1945. He was president for twelve years. No one was president longer than he was. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.

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Which president had the nickname “Old Rough and Ready”?

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Zachary Taylor ( November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Known as "Old Rough and Ready," Taylor had a 40-year military career in the U.S. Army, serving in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, and Second Seminole War before achieving fame leading U.S. troops to victory at several critical battles of the Mexican-American War.

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Which president had the shortest term in office?

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William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States, an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. (March, 4, 1841- April, 4, 1841). The oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the United States Declaration of Independence, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications from a cold.

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Who was the first President to live in the White House?

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John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat and political theorist. He was the second President of the United States (1797–1801). He assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.

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Where is the US president inaugurated?

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The United States Capitol serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress. It is located in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill, the highest point in the city. It is the place of the U.S .President’s inauguration. There is a law in Washington not to build houses higher than the Capitol .

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Who can be a President?

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Any natural-born citizen of the United States who is over the age of thirty-five and has lived in the United States for fourteen years or longer can be the U.S. President. Besides he is to be a citizen of the US.

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How many terms is the President of the United States allowed to serve?

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Two terms. This means that you can be president only twice. This became law in 1951. Before that, the law was different.

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What does a President do?

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The President is the chief executive of the United States. According to the Constitution, he "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed." From time to time, he informs Congress in his State of the Union message what has been done and what needs to be done. Although he cannot force Congress to act, he can suggest a program for them to consider. And as leader of his political party, he can often see that program is carried out, when his party has a majority of seats.