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

The correct answer is e. President Gerald Ford became Vice-President after Spiro Agnew resigned 1973. Vice-President Ford then succeeded President Richard Nixon when he resigned one year later.

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

The correct answer is c. Grover S. Cleveland won the presidency in 1884, but failed to win reelection against Benjamin Harrison in 1888. The 1888 election was a controversial and historic one. Cleveland actually one the popular vote, but Harrison claimed the electoral vote and one. Cleveland ran again in 1892 and served another term.

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

The correct answer is e. Franklin D. Roosevelt was president for four terms. In 1947, Congress proposed the 22nd Amendment which sets the two term limit. It was ratified in 1951. Roosevelt served from 1933 to 1945.

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

The correct answer is c. No state has won the presidential election without winning Missouri. Missouri has 11 electoral votes. It is considered a “swing” state.

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

The correct answer is b. John Quincy Adams lost the popular vote to Andrew Johnson. Rutherford B. Hayes lost the popular vote to Samuel Tilden. Benjamin Harrison lost the popular vote to Grover Cleveland. George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore. All these men, however, became president due to the policies and procedures of the electoral college.

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

The correct answer is c. To be president you must be have lived in the US for 14 years not 25.

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

The correct answer is b. James Buchanan was a bachelor when he was elected and never married.

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

The correct answer is e. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he was elected in 1980.

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

The correct answer is b. Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he was sworn in as president after the assassination of President William McKinley.

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

The correct answer is c. John F. Kennedy was 43 when he was elected president in 1960.

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

The correct answer is d. Eight presidents have died while in office. Taylor, Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harrison died of natural causes. Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy were assassinated.

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

The correct answer is e. Nine vice-presidents have succeeded the president. Eight succeeded due to death or assassination of the sitting president. President Gerald Ford, however, succeeded President Richard Nixon, after Nixon resigned in 1974.

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

The correct answer is d. Richard Nixon was vice-president under President Dwight Eisenhower from 1956 to 1960. Nixon then ran for president in 1960 but lost to John F. Kennedy. Nixon ran on the presidential ticket again in 1964 when he won.

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

The correct answer is c. Vice-President Dan Quayle was unable to get support for presidential nominee of the Republican Party. Instead, the party nominated Bob Dole.

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

The correct answer is d. Due to struggling farms, the Dust Bowl and other troubles for the agricultural base of Oklahoma, a large group of voters choose the Socialist Party at elections in the early 20th century.

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

The correct answer is five. Oklahoma has five congressional districts. Tulsa is in District One.

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

The correct answer is c. In order to run for Senate, the candidate must be at least 30 years old.

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

The correct answer is b. The youngest mayor in Oklahoma is 19. He is the major of Muskogee John Tyler Hammons.

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

The correct answer is c. Will Rogers said the above statement. For more information on Will Rogers visit http://www.willrogers.org/.

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

The correct answer is a. In January 2008, the Democratic Party had 1,012,594 registered voters, the Republican Party had 790,713 registered voters, and 219,230 registered voters were listed as Independent.

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

The correct answer is d. In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson won the state of Oklahoma.

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

The correct answer is b. He said this to a colleague in 1789.

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

The correct answer is c. Chicago hosted 25 conventions between
1860 and 1996.

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

The correct answer is d. The Federalist Party, which had incredible influence on American politics, played a role in government between 1789 and 1820.