USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
His term in office was the ____ in our nation’s history.
A
shortest
B
longest
C
inaugural
D
worst
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the first to die in office, serving the shortest tenure in U.S. Presidential history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest presidency in United States history.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Henry Harrison spent the shortest time in office, and Franklin D. Roosevelt spent the longest. Roosevelt is the only US president to have served more than two terms. Following ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment in 1951, presidents-beginning with Dwight D.

Detailed explanation-4: -The shortest presidency was that of Pedro Lascuráin, who governed Mexico on 19 February 1913 for less than one hour.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). Joe Biden, the current president, is 6 feet 0 inches (183 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2023.

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