America (The Book)/YMMV

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.

"By placing no explicit race, gender, or religious requirement on the presidency, the Founders opened the door to true meritocracy. Why no women, blacks, or non-Christians have answered the Founders' challenge is a mystery, though most indications point to some inherent genetic flaw."

    • The red-pen comments in the Teacher's Edition says the statement is false because "Barack Obama (Dem.-Ill.) became the fifth African-American in the nation's history to gain election to the United States Senate."
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