Only ____ Presidents Have Laid in State in the Rotunda

question 37

Multiple Choice

Only ____ presidents have laid in state in the rotunda of the U.S.Capitol.

• A)two
• B)five
• C)seven
• D)nine
• E) ten

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Definitions:

Proposition 13

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Iran-Contra Affair

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ERA

Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution aimed at guaranteeing equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.

Strategic Defense Initiative

A proposed missile defense system announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.