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Quiz about Presidential Campaigning 19481996

Presidential Campaigning (1948-1996) Quiz

You know the people for the 2000 election, but what about those elections from 1948 to 1996?

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,641

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5263

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who had the Democratic party wanted to nominate for President in 1952? Hint

Humphrey

Eisenhower

Nixon

John F. Kennedy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Eisenhower liked Nixon.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What state had John F. Kennedy been a senator for? Hint

Massachusetts

New York

Maine

Texas

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Barry Goldwater originally expect to run against in the 1964 election? Hint

George McGovern

Adlai Stevenson

John F. Kennedy

Hubert Humphrey

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Question 5 of 10

5. Between 1948 and 1996, who won by the largest percentage of electoral votes? Hint

Kennedy (1960)

Eisenhower (1956)

Nixon (1972)

Reagan (1984)

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Question 6 of 10

6. After having almost been beaten in his incumbent primary, who decided not to run for re-election? Hint

Truman

Bush Sr.

Kennedy

Johnson

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Question 7 of 10

7. What state had Carter been Governor of? Hint

California

Georgia

New York

North Dakota

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who became President without having been on a winning Presidential ticket? Hint

Ford

Nixon

Johnson

Bush, Sr.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the main challenger against Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination in 1980? Hint

Mike Dukakis

Ted Kennedy

George McGovern

Walter Mondale

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Question 10 of 10

10. What state was Bob Dole a Senator from? Hint

Kansas

New York

Georgia

California

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who had the Democratic party wanted to nominate for President in 1952?

Answer: Eisenhower

Because Eisenhower didn't exactly say what party he liked, both tried to court him. But then Eisenhower decided to go with the Republican party, which left the Democratic party scrambling to find another nominee (Adlai Stevenson).

2. Eisenhower liked Nixon.

Answer: False

Eisenhower didn't really like Nixon, that's why it took him so long to say that he supported Nixon's campaign in 1960.

3. What state had John F. Kennedy been a senator for?

Answer: Massachusetts

4. Who did Barry Goldwater originally expect to run against in the 1964 election?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

But JFK was killed and he ran against Johnson instead.

5. Between 1948 and 1996, who won by the largest percentage of electoral votes?

Answer: Reagan (1984)

There was a 96 percent difference between Reagan and Mondale!

6. After having almost been beaten in his incumbent primary, who decided not to run for re-election?

Answer: Johnson

Johnson was probably embarrassed that as President, he wasn't the definite choice. So Hubert Humphrey ran.

7. What state had Carter been Governor of?

Answer: Georgia

He quit in 1974 to run for President. Good choice!

8. Who became President without having been on a winning Presidential ticket?

Answer: Ford

Spiro T. Agnew had been Nixon's Vice President, until Mr. Agnew was indicted for extortion and resigned. In comes Ford as VP. Then Nixon resigned over Watergate and Ford became President. George H. W. Bush was Ronald Reagan's Vice President.

9. Who was the main challenger against Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination in 1980?

Answer: Ted Kennedy

Rumour has it Ted Kennedy had been pressured to run for President. So he decided to go for it in against Carter who was President at the time (because the President is usually given the nomination).

10. What state was Bob Dole a Senator from?

Answer: Kansas

Source: Author ladymacb29

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