Can you name the last five people to hold these positions in the US government?

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President

Vice-President

Speaker of the House

Senate Majority Leader

Chief Justice

President pro tem

Secretary of State

Attorney General

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US Government Last Five Quiz

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Created by: sjunkins -
Contributed: January 30th, 2010
Published: February 8th, 2010
Category: History
Plays: 65,213

Tags: Football Quizzes, five, government, hold, Editor Pick, us history pack, last

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	Agent_Fox:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 19:09 GMT	13 points
	It's sad that I can name the last five Sporcle quizzes in any topic, but not the last 5 Vice Presidents.

	NoVan:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 19:53 GMT	13 points
	Few people have heard about the Byrd, about the Byrd Byrd Byrd, Byrd Byrd Byrd.

	johnlk:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 20:11 GMT	5 points
	I believe the Senate majority leader list should be Reid, Frist, Daschle, Lott, Daschle, shouldn't it?

	buppyspek:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 20:14 GMT	2 points
	I couldn't figure out where to put the "h" in Rehnquist. Boo-urns.

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	Tapestry:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 20:42 GMT	0 points
	Vinson died in 1953 and he is part of the last 5? hmmmm Don't worry bean they barely run the US either!

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	nymous:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 21:27 GMT	5 points
	Alberto Gonzales is now unemployed :( Not a good position to be in in this economy.

	awesomegerbzy:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 22:02 GMT	22 points
	@Rzeziol: of course it's US-centric...it's a quiz about United States Government.

	Mattomic:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 22:03 GMT	7 points
	91st percentile... and I'm Canadian. Well, guess I'll be able to ace a US citizenship test if I ever have to take one, but I should probably lay off the US cable news

	pbrown:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 22:08 GMT	18 points
	@Rzeziol: How would you create this quiz without being "too US centric?" I think Sporcle puts out a pretty even balance of quizzes to appeal to all types of people. It seems like every quiz that has a single answer being the United States, somebody comments that its too US centric. If you don't like quizzes with the US as an answer, don't play them. There are hundreds of other great quizzes that could appeal to you.

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	Skydog:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 22:19 GMT	3 points
	Am I the only one who has trouble with Attorney Generals & President Pro Tem

	midlineshift:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 23:05 GMT	5 points
	Egads, how did I forget Newt?!?

	mybeaglebelle:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 23:17 GMT	2 points
	Best typo ever; Typing "Fist" instead of "Frist"

	JonnyWalker:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 23:51 GMT	15 points
	We went from Earl Warren, to Warren Burger, we should have elected somebody with the first name Burger next.

	RadiationPuppy:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 00:17 GMT	7 points
	As an American, I'm ashamed that I only got 19 correct.

	jamesmorrislent:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 02:38 GMT	12 points
	As an American, I'm ashamed that Strom Thurmond is on this list.

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	TheBiscuit:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 03:53 GMT	5 points
	Tavix, it's possible that the quiz creator wanted to target positions in government that have been around at least a decade ...

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	worldconqueror:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 06:21 GMT	7 points
	Skydog, not to be picky, but it's Attorneys General. Not Attorney Generals. You're not alone in having trouble with them. There were many Americans who had trouble with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, some of whom include members of both houses of congress.

	worldconqueror:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 06:22 GMT	-1 points
	@jamesmorrislent -- me too!

	Dr_Corndog:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 16:53 GMT	0 points
	For a second I was shocked to see Strom Thurmond on the list, and then I realized I was getting him confused with Storm Thorgerson.

	jessbowen:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 17:17 GMT	2 points
	ooh ooh ooh, let's do the first 5 too! Great idea for a quiz!

	Magna:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 18:00 GMT	3 points
	all i can picture now is will ferrell as janet reno doing a dance party.

	Seattle_Will:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 19:22 GMT	2 points
	The moment I realized I forgot Quayle, I immediately thought to myself "Seattle Will, During this game you have displayed the leadership abilities of Dan Quayle!"

	bigthree4life:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 20:03 GMT	2 points
	rzeziol-if you dont want a us quiz then make one for england or whereever you live

	DPA727:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 20:22 GMT	9 points
	juviejay: the president pro tempore is the presiding officer in the U.S. Senate when the highest ranking official (vice president) isn't present. He is usually the most senior member of the majority party. Right now its Robert Byrd of West Virginia because hes about 500 years old.

	cjmulrain:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 20:50 GMT	1 point
	tavix: there have only been 3 Secretaries of Homeland Security in the short history of the office. It would be pretty silly to put it on this list, unless you were gonna start putting ALL the cabinet members on the list. Does DHS "run the country" anymore than the Department of Justice or the Department of the Treasury?

	cjmulrain:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 20:51 GMT	1 point
	I realized as soon as I posted that the Attorney General is on this quiz, so my above mention of DOJ was silly, but the Department of the Treasury comment stands.

	Globalandy:	Feb 11th, 2010 at 18:25 GMT	-1 points
	JonnyWalker Not to be picky but we don't elect Chief Justices.

	Kinderby:	Mar 5th, 2010 at 04:48 GMT	4 points
	Ashcroft!! :o How could I forget the illustrious career of the man who lost a Senate race to a dead guy?