Politics

Most U.S. Senators of Native American ancestry served at around the turn of the 20th Century.

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Chester A. Arthur was the 21st President of the United States. One of Arthur's greatest achievements was a successful civil service reform involving a merit-based promotion.

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Nine different British Prime Ministers have held the position for more than ten years each.

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Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States.

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Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States.

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The 41st president of the United States was George Herbert Walker Bush.

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James K. Polk was the 11th President of the US, serving from 1845 to 1849.

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A list of Republican stronghold states where Republican candidates have historically won in US elections.

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In the post-Soviet Russian Federation, the Prime Minister is second only to the President, and successor to the President should they become unable to perform their role.

March 25, 2019 11:39

Since receiving self-governing status in 1974, Niue has had these Premiers serve as its Heads of State.

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Elected 4 times, FDR is unprecedented in his term length, followed by an 11-way tie for second.

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The OAS has worked to achieve collaboration and diplomacy among New World nations since its founding in 1948.

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In a semi-presidential system, typically the President and Cabinet are kept in check by a legislative branch while overseeing domestic policy, while the Prime Minister handles foreign affairs.

March 22, 2019 11:49

As a Whig, Fillmore was the last President not to be affiliated with either of the current major U.S. political parties.

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Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States. Franklin Pierce found himself torn between his fellow Northerners and members of his own, pro-slavery, Democratic Party.

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Garfield served in the Oval Office for but a short while before being assassinated in 1881.

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Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States. The former Arkansas governor pushed for insurance and welfare reform and the adoption of NAFTA during his time in office.

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Grover Cleveland was one of only 3 Democratic U.S. Presidents between the Civil War and Great Depression.

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James Buchanan saw the United States splinter and erupt into a full-fledged Civil War.

March 21, 2019 17:34

George W. Bush was a Yale graduate and an oil industrialist before following in the footsteps of his father as a U.S. President.

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