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Franklin

Male given name

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Oct 29, 2025
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What are the rules for US presidents accepting gifts from foreign leaders?

The legal framework for foreign gifts to U.S. presidents centers on the , which bar acceptance of payments or benefits from foreign states without Congressional consent, but everyday federal gift rule...

Jan 29, 2026
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Was the united states founded as a Christian nation

The short answer: no—scholarly consensus and founding-era documents show the was not legally established as a Christian nation, even though Christian belief and rhetoric heavily shaped early American ...

Nov 11, 2025
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How did Freemasonry shape the ideals in the US Constitution?

Freemasonry appears prominently in narratives about the American founding because a notable number of Revolutionary leaders and Constitution framers were members of Masonic lodges, and . Scholars and ...

Nov 8, 2025

Which prominent Founding Fathers were Freemasons and how did their membership affect their political actions in the 1780s?

Several prominent Founding Fathers were active Freemasons—most notably —and historians agree their membership provided that aligned with revolutionary and early‑national politics, without proving a mo...

Oct 9, 2025

What role did Deism play in the Founding Fathers' views on church and state?

The provided analyses converge on one central finding: , informing constitutional choices that avoided establishing a national church . Contemporary summaries in the dataset also show debate and nuanc...

Oct 5, 2025

How did the Founding Fathers' personal religious beliefs influence the US Constitution?

The Founding Fathers held a spectrum of personal religious beliefs that shaped the Constitution indirectly: they drew on Enlightenment ideas and Christian moral concepts while deliberately creating a ...

Dec 11, 2025

Which other congressional leaders have the highest stock portfolio values and how were they acquired?

Congressional leadership portfolios have drawn scrutiny because researchers say leaders outperform backbenchers by as much as 47% annually, and media trackers show several leaders and their families h...

Nov 5, 2025

Which Ohio counties have the largest Democratic voter registration margins (Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Lucas)?

Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Lucas counties rank among Ohio’s strongest Democratic counties in recent elections and registration snapshots, but they are not the only counties with substantial Democratic ma...

Nov 5, 2025

Which Ohio counties had the highest share of Democratic votes in 2020 and 2024?

The claim asks which Ohio counties delivered the highest shares of Democratic presidential votes in 2020 and again in 2024; available reporting and compiled 2020 data show , with other large urban cou...

Jan 11, 2026

How did investigators and prosecutors handle evidence and witness testimony in the Franklin case?

Investigators recovered a gun in the basement of a house Franklin shared with his stepmother and son, but the physical and testimonial record tying him to dominion over that space was thin; prosecutor...