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Prior to their presidency, have any Presidents of the United States ever been cited, arrested, or gone to jail?

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In HBO's 7-part miniseries "John Adams", it is initially suggested and, later, outright stated that Alexander Hamilton sought to prevent John Adams from receiving too many electoral votes in the first presidential election so as to prevent any embarrassment for General Washington. Is this true?

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Were Irish immigrants forced to work as slaves or indentured servents in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries?

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During the American Civil War, did those in the South believe that they were fighting to remain true to the beliefs of the Founding Fathers or were they intentionally breaking away from that ideology and attempting to form their own nation/ideology entirely?

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How democratic was the government of the Roman Empire?

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Is the White House built on the exact location of the first Executive Mansion?

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Where was JFK’s congressional office located in Massachusetts?

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Did Robert Kennedy make a speech or statement following the shooting or the death of his brother?

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Prior to their presidency, have any Presidents of the United States ever been cited, arrested, or gone to jail?	153	AskHistorians
In HBO's 7-part miniseries "John Adams", it is initially suggested and, later, outright stated that Alexander Hamilton sought to prevent John Adams from receiving too many electoral votes in the first presidential election so as to prevent any embarrassment for General Washington. Is this true?	43	AskHistorians
Were Irish immigrants forced to work as slaves or indentured servents in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries?	27	AskHistorians
During the American Civil War, did those in the South believe that they were fighting to remain true to the beliefs of the Founding Fathers or were they intentionally breaking away from that ideology and attempting to form their own nation/ideology entirely?	6	AskHistorians
How democratic was the government of the Roman Empire?	2	AskHistorians
Is the White House built on the exact location of the first Executive Mansion?	2	AskHistorians
Where was JFK’s congressional office located in Massachusetts?	2	AskHistorians
Did Robert Kennedy make a speech or statement following the shooting or the death of his brother?	1	AskHistorians