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Election History Quiz

Which Vice-President that succeeded a President was never elected?
a. John Tyler
b. Andrew Johnson
c. Millard Fillmore
d. Theodore Roosevelt
e. Gerald R. Ford

Which President was the only one to win two nonconsecutive terms?
a. John Adams
b. Andrew Johnson
c. Grover S. Cleveland
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
e. Dwight Eisenhower

Which President served four consecutive terms?
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Woodrow Wilson
e. Franklin D Roosevelt

Since 1960, no presidential candidate has won the White House without winning which state first?
a. Florida
b. Michigan
c. Missouri
d. Kansas
e. Oregon

Which of the following presidents lost the popular vote, but still became president?
a. John Quincy Adams, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, and George W. Bush

b. John Adams, James. A Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, and George W. Bush

c. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, and Richard Nixon

d. John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and George W. Bush

e. George Washington, Rutherford B. Hayes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George H.W. Bush

Which of the following is not a requirement to be president:
a. To be at least 35 years old
b. To be a natural-born citizen
c. To have lived in the US for over 25 years
d. To be a registered voter
e. All of the above are requirements

Which president was the only bachelor to be elected?
a. Andrew Jackson
b. James Buchanan
c. Andrew Johnson
d. Grover Cleveland
e. Harry S. Truman

Who was the oldest president to be elected?
a. Andrew Jackson
b. James Buchanan
c. Dwight D. Eisenhower
d. Gerald Ford
e. Ronald Reagan

Who was the youngest person to be sworn in as president?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. John F. Kennedy
d. Franklin Pierce
e. James K. Polk

Who was the youngest person to be voted in office?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. John F. Kennedy
d. Franklin Pierce
e. James K. Polk

How many presidents have died in office?
a. one
b. four
c. seven
d. eight
e. ten

How many vice-presidents have succeeded the president?
a. five
b. six
c. seven
d. eight
e. nine

 

Which “non-sitting” vice-president was elected as president?
a. John Adams
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Martin Van Buren
d. Richard Nixon
e. George H.W. Bush

Which living vice-president was unable to get party support to run for president?
a. Walter Mondale
b. George H.W. Bush
c. Dan Quayle
d. Al Gore
e. Dick Cheney

What party received up to 20 percent of the vote in Oklahoma’s first several decade of elections?
a. Democrat
b. Republican
c. Communist
d. Socialist
e. Prohibitionists

How many congressional districts was Oklahoma assigned in 2000?
a. 6
b. 5
c. 8
d. 3
e. 4

How old must you be to run for a Senate position?
a. 35
b. 32
c. 30
d. 25
e. 21

The youngest mayor in Oklahoma is how old?
a. 18
b. 19
c. 21
d. 25
e. 35

Which Oklahoman said “I don’t belong to an organized party. I’m a Democrat.”
a. Woody Guthrie
b. Garth Brooks
c. Will Rogers
d. S.E. Hinton
e. Wilma Mankiller

Which party has the most registered voters in Oklahoma?
a. Democrat
b. Republican
c. Green
d. Libertarian
e. Socialist

Which was the last time Oklahoma’s majority chose a Democratic president?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. Harry S. Truman
c. John F. Kennedy
d. Lyndon B. Johnson
e. Jimmy Carter

Who said, ““If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all.”
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Monroe
d. Andrew Jackson
e. Abraham Lincoln

Which US city has hosted the most political conventions?
a. New York
b. Philadelphia
c. Chicago
d. Washington, D.C.
e. Boston

Which party was the first established party in the US?
a. Republican
b.Democrat
c. Democratic-Republican
d. Federalist
e. Whig


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