Q 01/05

Which president won every elector's vote in both of his elections?

A) George Washington

B) Thomas Jefferson

C) Andrew Jackson

D) Abraham Lincoln

Answer · why

A) George Washington

George Washington twice won every elector's vote, yet in his Farewell Address he warned that party rivalry could harden into despotism.

Q 02/05

If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, which body chooses the US president?

A) The United States Senate

B) The Supreme Court

C) The House of Representatives

D) The President's Cabinet

Answer · why

C) The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives votes state by state, one vote per delegation, so the smallest state counts as much as the biggest.

Q 03/05

Which president served two non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president?

A) Grover Cleveland

B) Zachary Taylor

C) William McKinley

D) Chester Arthur

Answer · why

A) Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland had a tumor secretly removed from his mouth aboard a yacht in 1893, fearing news of his illness would deepen a financial panic.

Q 04/05

Who was the first Catholic to win a major party's presidential nomination?

A) Joe Biden

B) Al Smith

C) John Kerry

D) Robert F. Kennedy

Answer · why

B) Al Smith

Smith, the Democratic governor of New York, lost the 1928 election to Herbert Hoover in a landslide, with anti-Catholic sentiment a major factor in hi...

Q 05/05

Which slogan did the Republican campaign use in the 1952 presidential election?

A) Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge

B) A Chicken in Every Pot

C) Return to Normalcy

D) I Like Ike

Answer · why

D) I Like Ike

I Like Ike backed Dwight Eisenhower, who had earlier turned down a private offer to run for president as a Democrat.