USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[SOURCES]
What country was he president for?

(A) India

(B) ** United States

(C) Canada

(D) Russia

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The biography for President Washington and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.

Concept note-2: -In 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States.

Concept note-3: -The first usage of the word president to denote the highest official in a government was during the Commonwealth of England.

Concept note-4: -The White House houses the executive office of the President, and serves as the President’s residence.