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Show ? Current Events ? You probably will recall that the V. S. had a presidential election (sounds of screaming) a few weeks ago. It was the biggest upset since Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over the lantern in Chicago, and it will take its place as one of the most unusual in a long line of distinguished American elections. The subject merits a few questions which merit a few answers. Do you know them? 1. Mr. Truman is the first native na-tive of Missouri to be elected President. In what two states were the largest number of Presidents born? 2. In this election four southern south-ern states voted against the regular regu-lar Democratic party. How many southern states deserted the party par-ty in 1928? 3. Seven vice-presidents have succeeded to the presidency on the death of the chief executive. How many of these, besides Mr. Truman, were elected to a full term as President in their own right? 4. When does the President's term of office begin? And when do those of senators and representatives? repre-sentatives? 5. There are nine men In Mr. Truman's cabinet. Other Presidents Presi-dents elected recently have had 10-member cabinets. Why the difference? ANSWERS 1. Virginia eight (Washington, Jefferson, Jef-ferson, Madison, Monroe, William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Wil-son); Ohio seven (Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Benjamin Ben-jamin Harrison, McKinley, Taft, Harding). Hard-ing). 2. Five. Texas, Virginia. Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee voted Republican. 3. Two. Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Cal-vin Coolidge. 4. President's term begins January 20, those of senators and representatives representa-tives on January 3. 5. Under the armed forces unification unifica-tion act of 1947 the cabinet positions of secretary of the navy and secretary of war were eliminated and just one office secretary of defense was added. |