QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE USA

• When did American women receive the right to vote?
  - 1920 (the 19th Amendment of the Constitution)
  
  
• Who was the youngest elected President in the history of the USA?
  - John F. Kennedy / comments /
  
  
• Why does the highest mountain in the USA have two names and what are they?
  - One is in English, while the other is in the Eskimo language; Mt. McKinley and Mt. Denali (20,320 feet = 6.194 m) / comments /
  
  
• After the Vice-President, which political figure is next in line to succeed the President?
  - Speaker of the House of Representatives
  
  
• Name the two main political parties in the USA and say which animals symbolize each party.
  - Democrats: donkey; Republicans: elephant / comments /
  
  
• What is the justification for the U.S. President being able to serve only two terms in office?
  - To prevent one person from accumulating too much power and creating a "royal presidency"
  
  
• Who was the famous Chicago criminal, nicknamed "Scarface"?
  - Al Capone / comments /
  
  
• Who was the first president to serve only one term?
  - John Adams / comments /