20 Worst Presidents Quiz

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20 Worst Presidents Quiz

by benster003

Created Jul 22, 2010 in History
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	Skizzle:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 05:44 GMT		17 points
	You may want to accept "Van Buren" for "Martin Van Buren"

	Dobbins:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 05:44 GMT		10 points
	Please accept Van Buren, rather than just Buren.

	BPol:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 06:05 GMT		18 points
	All the other president quizzes accept "Van Buren" because that's his full last name. "Van" isn't a middle name.

	mattv1:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 06:23 GMT		9 points
	I don't know if William Henry Harrison is one of the worst presidents, but he sure is the dumbest. Hey, it's raining outside during my inauguration speech; I know, I'll talk for four hours without wearing a jacket. Hope I don't die!

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	baconstud01:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 12:57 GMT		5 points
	Make us go in order. Otherwise it's just 'name as many presidents as possible in 5 minutes,' and on Sporcle there are quite a few of us who can do that.

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	Bulletchewer6:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 15:22 GMT		6 points
	Surprised by George W. Bush... he should be higher.

	JohnJF:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 15:35 GMT		4 points
	@Timberwolf: As with Harrison, who I agree is inexplicably on this list, I think you ought to quantifiably screw something up to warrant inclusion on this list. Until Obama actually does something wrong rather than just not do things outstandingly right, his omission is correct.

	randycoxclemson:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 15:47 GMT		17 points
	Basically, it's "Name the forgotten presidents and a few recent ones."

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	benster003:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 17:36 GMT		6 points
	Sorry about the Van Buren confusion.

	imclala:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 18:09 GMT		24 points
	"Van Buren" is still not fixed. Don't apologize, just fix it. To all the complainers: sorry, "not in my party" isn't a good enough reason to be on the list of Worst Presidents.

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	Phillyfan362:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 19:04 GMT		-3 points
	also Van Buren is still not fixed

	nittanybluehen:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 19:04 GMT		48 points
	Arguing about politics on Sporcle is ridiculous. Go somewhere else.

	rct:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 19:53 GMT		6 points
	Maybe I'm nit-picking, but I think that you should explain what the "Rating" even is. As it stands right now, it's a completely meaningless number to any quiz-takers unless they click the source link, at which point they'll know the answers, too. Why not just number them 1-20 and say "according to experts polled by C-Span. . ."?

	sobdennis:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 21:55 GMT		33 points
	Reading the comments here is insane. You can tell that certain commenters are Republican just by their comments. I am Republican and do not look at this list as garbage. I think it is too early to put Obama on any list and I don't consider Wilson and Roosevelt among the worst ever. I do question Harrison's and Garfield's inclusion, though. One month in office and six months in office(half of which were spent on his deathbed.) are not enough to warrant ranking among the best or worst presidents.

	robberfrog:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 22:58 GMT		14 points
	People, take a moment and look at the link. This is a non-partisan C-span survey. Find your own place to flame.

	yoshiman:	Jul 24th, 2010 at 00:22 GMT		10 points
	hey shut up I liked buchanon

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	Morbo:	Jul 24th, 2010 at 02:36 GMT		10 points
	Two presidents on the "Worst" list ... maybe the Harrison family ought to quietly exit the political stage.

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	TeganX7:	Jul 24th, 2010 at 04:03 GMT		13 points
	Was I the only one who started humming "We are the Mediocre Presidents" from "The Simpsons"?

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	chriskotx:	Jul 24th, 2010 at 14:39 GMT		10 points
	Any list of the "worst" presidents is going to be biased by the political preferences and expectations of those compiling the list (educational historians in the case of this one). By definition, those who prefer a high level of government control and involvement will consider "hands off" leaders as incompetent. I think that explains the imbalance between Republicans and Democrats on this list. Maybe a better title would be "The Least Politically Successful Presidents".

	cthulhu:	Jul 25th, 2010 at 01:34 GMT		4 points
	I must be some sort of obscure presidents nerd... I got everyone except Nixon. Tricky Dick strikes again!

	pcvrs410:	Jul 25th, 2010 at 02:57 GMT		9 points
	political arguments aside, why is harding not lower?

	ElDavo:	Jul 25th, 2010 at 03:24 GMT		16 points
	Emperor_Ziggy: I try not to argue politics on Sporcle but I just HAD to inform you that Dubya was, in fact, that bad.

	Gramarye:	Jul 25th, 2010 at 09:04 GMT		17 points
	To everyone bitching about Obama not being on the list: Obama wasn't even in the poll. He was not rated at all, and thus could not possibly be on the worst _or_ best presidents list. And the guy was handed off the ****tiest situation since the 1930s, so give him a chance ffs.

	Peanut:	Jul 25th, 2010 at 12:57 GMT		14 points
	Enjoying the obvious political divisions. FDR was according to some of these comments the worst ever, yet he's normally ranked 3rd - behind only Washington and Lincoln. Occasionally he even comes 2nd.

	Navarro2814:	Jul 26th, 2010 at 01:56 GMT		4 points
	So basically if you make a comment containing the name of our current President, you will get a very low comment score

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	newenglander:	Jul 27th, 2010 at 04:52 GMT		17 points
	@uklexky-yes obama with his social reform, fdr who helped get the economy back on track, and wilson who helped establish peace after world war one and supported womens suffrage, they were so terrible. its an utter mystery how they arent on this list

	funseeker:	Jul 27th, 2010 at 10:33 GMT		3 points
	There is too much time. I just listed all the presidents, pretty much, except for obvious exclusions, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, etc., and got all of them right. You might consider knocking a minute or two off.