Who's Who: U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents Quiz

Answer: John Adams

George Washington, hero of the American Revolution, was the first President of the United States and is known as the Father of Our Country. In 1789 when he was elected to his first term of office, the person who received the second most votes became Vice President; that person was Founding Father John Adams, who was elected the second President of the United States in 1796 after George Washington refused to stay in office for more than two terms.

In 1804 the Twelfth Amendment provided new rules for the election whereby both the president and vice-president became running mates on a party ticket. During Adams' tenure in office, his Vice President was Thomas Jefferson, a man with different political ideas and objectives. It soon became apparent that the two top officials needed to be like-minded and able to work together.

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

JFK, 35th President of the United States, was the first president who was a Roman Catholic, the first born in the 20th century, the first to have been a Boy Scout, and the first to receive a Purple Heart. He led the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis, but was assassinated in 1963.

His Vice President, LBJ, completed the term, and then was elected the 36th president in 1964. More successful with his domestic policies with his programs the Great Society and War on Poverty, LBJ is also known for his heightened involvement in the Vietnam War.

Answer: Harry S Truman

FDR, the 32nd U.S. President, was elected for a record of four terms in office. No-one has served that long since because of the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment in 1951. Known for his role in leading the U.S. out of the Great Depression, and guiding the country during World War II, FDR died of a brain hemorrhage in 1945.

He was succeeded by Harry Truman, who had been Vice President for 82 days. Truman brought WWII to a hasty conclusion after his decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and then passed the Marshall Plan to aid in the rebuilding of Europe.

He was elected the 33rd U.S. President in 1949.

Answer: John Tyler

William Henry Harrison, the 9th U.S. President, was a veteran of the Northwest Indian War, where he had fought with Mad Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. His campaign slogan, "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" was a reference to his defeat of Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe during Tecumseh's War.

At the time of his election he was 68 years old and the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. President up to that date. Thirty-one days later he died and became the shortest serving president at that time. John Tyler, President for the remainder of Harrison's term, was an ardent state's rights supporter and sided with the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

Answer: Gerald Ford

Nixon, who served as Dwight Eisenhower's Vice President for two terms, lost his first bid for the presidency after a rather contentious political battle with JFK. He became the 37th U.S. President in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. His place in history will forever be marred by his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

He resigned from office in 1974, and was succeeded by Gerald Ford, his Vice President. Ford has the unique distinction as being the only Vice President and President to serve without being elected.

He had been appointed Vice President by Nixon after the 1973 resignation of Spiro Agnew, and then became President when Nixon resigned. He lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter, thus becoming the shortest serving U.S. President who did not die in office.

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Jackson, known as Old Hickory because of his toughness, had been a hero of the War of 1812 after winning the Battle of New Orleans. His bid for the presidency in 1824 was unsuccessful; neither candidate won a majority in the electoral college, and the House of Representatives choose John Quincy Adams as President. Jackson became the 7th U.S. President after winning a landslide election in 1828. Martin Van Buren was Vice President during Jackson's second term and became the 8th U.S. President in 1837.

A founder of the Democratic party, Van Buren was President during the Panic of 1837, and is typically marked below average in the office due to the way he handled the crisis.

Answer: Andrew Johnson

President Abraham Lincoln, known for his wise leadership during one of the most difficult times in U.S. history, the American Civil War, was elected to two terms in office. Hannibal Hamlin was his first Vice President, but Andrew Johnson was his running mate in the election of 1864.

He became President when Lincoln was assassinated by a Southern sympathizer, and was the 17th U.S. President. Leading the country during Reconstruction was also difficult; after barely avoiding impeachment, Johnson failed to gain his party's nomination in 1868.

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Warren Harding served as the 29th U.S. President from 1921 until his death in 1923. He appeared to be a relatively popular president until after his death, when several issues, such as the Teapot Dome Scandal and news of an affair, became public. His successor, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, was viewed in a better light, and he began a period which was known as "Coolidge Prosperity".

He was elected to the office on his own merits in 1924.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

The last U.S. President to have fought during the American Civil War, McKinley led the country during the Spanish-American War as the 25th President. He served as President from 1897 until his assassination in 1901; at that time he was succeeded by the hero of the Spanish-American War, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, who is remembered for his contributions to conservation efforts. To date, he is still the youngest person to become U.S. President at the age of 42.

Answer: George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan, known as The Great Communicator, was the 40th President of the United States. During his eight years in office, his economic policy, dubbed "Reaganomics", helped reduce inflation from 12.5% to 4.4%. He also is known for his work with the former USSR, especially during his second term, which led to the INF Treaty, which was signed in order to control the nuclear arms race between the two countries.

His Vice President and successor, George H.W. Bush, served as President for one term, losing his bid for a second term to Bill Clinton.

He guided the United States through the Gulf War, and signed the NAFTA treaty, the North American Free Trade Agreement, with Mexico and Canada. Oh! And he banned broccoli in the White House!