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Quiz about Politicians and Political PartiesNo2

Politicians and Political Parties-No.2 Quiz

This is a second trivia quiz that involves a small sample of the U.S. national politicians and political parties.

A multiple-choice quiz by YOMD39. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
YOMD39

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,732

Updated
Dec 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which two presidential candidates received the same number of electoral votes? Therefore the Constitution required that the winner be determined by a simple majority vote in the House of Representatives? Hint

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

James Madison and Charles Pinckney

James Monroe and John Quincy Adams

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which President made the following statement to his successor: 'If you are as happy, my dear sir, on entering this house as I am in leaving it; you are the happiest man in this country'? Hint

James Buchanan

John Tyler

Martin Van Buren

Andrew Johnson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which U.S. President, in his earlier years, married a woman two years before her divorce from a previous marriage had been finalized? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Jackson

James Buchanan

Franklin Pierce

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these Vice-Presidents was elected to that office for two separate terms, each under a different President? Hint

John Calhoun

William King

George Dallas

Richard Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the presidential candidate of the American Party in 1856? Hint

Charles Adams

Millard Fillmore

Henry Clay

William Seward

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the only President, who entered the White House as a bachelor, and then was married in the White House? Hint

Rutherford B. Hayes

William McKinley

John Tyler

Grover Cleveland

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which President lost the popular vote but won the election by only one electoral vote? Hint

Benjamin Harrison

Franklin Pierce

Rutherford B. Hayes

Chester Arthur

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which was the first President for whom the band played 'Hail to the Chief' at his inauguration? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Martin Van Buren

Ulysses S. Grant

Millard Fillmore

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 19th century President was elected to the U.S. Senate after he completed his term in the White House? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Chester A. Arthur

Franklin Pierce

James Polk

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many Presidents have been elected as the candidates of the Democratic Party from the year 1789 (George Washington)to the year 2000 (Bill Clinton the 42nd President)? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr

Jefferson and Burr each received 73 electoral votes. John Adams was also on the ballot and received 65 electoral votes. The House of Representatives, with each State having one vote, had to determine the winner. On the 36th ballot Jefferson won 10 States to 4 for Burr. Thus, Jefferson was named President of the U.S. and Burr was named Vice-President!

2. Which President made the following statement to his successor: 'If you are as happy, my dear sir, on entering this house as I am in leaving it; you are the happiest man in this country'?

Answer: James Buchanan

After the inauguration ceremony, President James Buchanan accompanied President Abraham Lincoln to the White House and on departing he made the above comment to Lincoln.

3. Which U.S. President, in his earlier years, married a woman two years before her divorce from a previous marriage had been finalized?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

In 1791,at age 24 years, future President Andrew Jackson married Rachel Donelson Robard. It was believed that Mr. Robard had already finalized the divorce proceedings from his wife. In 1793 the Jacksons discovered that her divorce from Mr. Robard had just then become final.Thus, the Jacksons were remarried in a new ceremony.

4. Which of these Vice-Presidents was elected to that office for two separate terms, each under a different President?

Answer: John Calhoun

John Calhoun served for 4 years under President John Quincy Adams. He was then elected as Vice-President under President Andrew Jackson and served from 1829 until he resigned in 1832.

5. Who was the presidential candidate of the American Party in 1856?

Answer: Millard Fillmore

Vice President Millard Fillmore, a Whig Party member, became President of the U.S. in 1850 following the death of President Zachary Taylor. He served in that office until 1853. He did not run for re-election in 1852. In 1856 he accepted the presidential nomination of the American Party (a coalition of the Know-Nothings and Whigs), but he only received the 8 electoral votes of Maryland and was defeated by James Buchanan.

6. Who was the only President, who entered the White House as a bachelor, and then was married in the White House?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

President Grover Cleveland entered the White House in 1886 as a 49 year old bachelor. In June of that year he married 21 year old Francis Folsom in a White House ceremony. They had one child born in the White House.

7. Which President lost the popular vote but won the election by only one electoral vote?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic nominee, won roughly 250,000 more popular votes than Rutherford B. Hayes. Initially, it was believed that there was a tie in the electoral votes for these two candidates. However, a special electoral commission corrected some of the contested votes and awarded 185 electoral votes to Hayes and 184 electoral votes to Tilden.

8. Which was the first President for whom the band played 'Hail to the Chief' at his inauguration?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

According to 'The Book of World-Famous Music, Classical, Popular, and Folk' by James J. Fuld the song was first played on March 4, 1837 to announce the arrival of President Martin Van Buren for his inauguration.

9. Which 19th century President was elected to the U.S. Senate after he completed his term in the White House?

Answer: Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson was President from 1865 to 1869. In 1874 he was elected to the U.S. Senate from the State of Tennessee. He is the only President to serve in the U.S. Senate after the completion of his term in the White House. In 1875 he died from a cerebral stroke.

10. How many Presidents have been elected as the candidates of the Democratic Party from the year 1789 (George Washington)to the year 2000 (Bill Clinton the 42nd President)?

Answer: 14

Since the first election in 1789 there have been two (2) Federalist {Presidents;} four (4) Democratic-Republican Party {Presidents;} four (4) Whig Party {Presidents;} fourteen (14) Democratic Party {Presidents;} and seventeen (17) Republican Party Presidents.

This adds up to only 41 due to the fact that although Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th President, he is counted as only one Democratic Party President.

Source: Author YOMD39

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