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Uncommon card · History
1788–89 United States presidential election, an Uncommon card
Presidential elections were held in the United States from December 15, 1788 to January 7, 1789, under the new Constitution ratified in 1788.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
1788–89 United States presidential election quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1788–89 United States presidential election card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Under the Articles of ______, which were ratified in 1781, the United States had no head of state.
Answer
Confederation. Under the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781, the United States had no head of state. From the 1788–89 United States presidential election article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Noether's theorem. Noether's theorem 81 · 1788–89 United States presidential election 73 · Monica Witt 70 · Jesse B. Jackson 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Trojan Horse. Trojan Horse 900,000 · 1788–89 United States presidential election 180,000 · Jesse B. Jackson 2,000 · Don Scott 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president and John Adams became the first vice president.
- This was the only U.S. presidential election that spanned two calendar years without a contingent election and the first national presidential election in American history.
- Under the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781, the United States had no head of state.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1788–89 United States presidential election article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get 1788–89 United States presidential election
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Text : Wikipedia, 1788–89 United States presidential election (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : AndyHogan14, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
