It's a common misconception that "impeachment" is the act of removing a president from office. It's not — impeachment is the process that Congress uses to determine whether or not a president should be removed from office. So what actually happens when a president is impeached?
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In a time when it seems like money governs everything in the U.S. you might wonder who was the poorest president in the nation's history. As far as finances go, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge were some of the least wealthy presidents. But who was the poorest U.S. President?
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Acting as president of the United States is a wild and crazy ride that could leave anyone reeling upon completion of their term. So it's a good thing that no matter how heavy the burden of life and death decision making becomes, every president is afforded a six-figure income for life.
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The civil rights movement in the USA has had a positive impact on the USA. Here are things your teacher probably got wrong about the civil rights movement.
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"Anybody can grow up to be president!" That's the story we're fed from the time we're small when we don't know much about the nation's highest office. In reality, you usually have to go to college. But there are actually a few presidents who haven't graduated college.
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These presidents all did desperate things to try to help their approval ratings. It almost never worked.
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With American history, even though much of it occurred during modern record-keeping, there are many popular misconceptions about important people and events.
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