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U.S. Government Seconds Trivia Quiz

Take a 2nd try at these U.S. Government seconds?

A multiple-choice quiz by ctownron. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ctownron

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,692

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
412

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which state was the second to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thus becoming the second state admitted to the union? Hint

Delaware

Georgia

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

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Question 2 of 10

2. Prior to becoming president who was the second Secretary of State during the presidency of James K. Polk? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Millard Fillmore

James Buchanan

Franklin Pierce

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the presidental election of 1824 who received the second most electoral votes from the Electoral College? Hint

John Quincy Adams

Henry Clay

Andrew Jackson

William Crawford

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the second president to be buried in Nashville, Tennessee? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Andrew Jackson

James K. Polk

Andrew Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the second president inaugurated in Washington, D.C.? Hint

John Adams

James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the second president to die while still in office? Hint

William Henry Harrison

Millard Fillmore

Abraham Lincoln

Zachary Taylor

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Question 7 of 10

7. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States discusses what relating to the president of the United States? Hint

Electors of President

Term of office

Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy

Oath of office

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Question 8 of 10

8. The U.S. $2 bill has a picture of Thomas Jefferson on the front of the bill. What is pictured on the back? Hint

Monticello

The U.S. Capitol

The White House

Signers of the Declaration

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. Peyton Randolph of Virginia was its first president. Who was the second president of the Continental Congress? Hint

John Hancock

Richard Henry Lee

John Jay

Henry Middleton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did Franklin D. Roosevelt defeat to win a second term as president? Hint

Wendell Willke

Thomas E. Dewey

Alfred E. Smith

Alfred Landon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which state was the second to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thus becoming the second state admitted to the union?

Answer: Pennsylvania

Delaware was the first (12/7/1787) followed by Pennsylvania (12/12/1787), New Jersey (12/18/1787) and Georgia (1/2/1788).

2. Prior to becoming president who was the second Secretary of State during the presidency of James K. Polk?

Answer: James Buchanan

Buchanan, the 15th president, was Secretary of State from 1845-49. During his time in the State Department he ended the Oregon dispute with Great Britain, supported the Mexican War and the annexation of Texas.

3. In the presidental election of 1824 who received the second most electoral votes from the Electoral College?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

In the election of 1824 no candidate received enough electoral votes to become president. Jackson lead with 99 votes, Adams was second with 84 followed by Crawford (41) and Clay (37). Adams was however elected as the 6th president by the House of Representatives

4. Who was the second president to be buried in Nashville, Tennessee?

Answer: James K. Polk

Polk, the 11th president (1845-49), died in Nashville a few weeks after leaving office. Jackson was the first to be buried in Nashville. Johnson was buried in Greenville, Tennessee and Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky.

5. Who was the second president inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?

Answer: James Madison

Jefferson, the 3rd president, was the first to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. in 1801. Both George Washington and John Adams were inaugurated in New York City during the period when the U.S. Capitol was being constructed. Madison, the 4th president, was inaugurated in 1809.

6. Who was the second president to die while still in office?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Harrison was the first to die in office in 1841. Taylor, the 12th president, fell ill only 16 months into his term and died on July 9, 1850. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.

7. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States discusses what relating to the president of the United States?

Answer: Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy

Term of office, electors and oath of office are all addressed in Article II Section 1 of the Constitution.

8. The U.S. $2 bill has a picture of Thomas Jefferson on the front of the bill. What is pictured on the back?

Answer: Signers of the Declaration

Since Jefferson was the key author of the Declaration it only makes sense that this event would be featured on the back of the $2 bill. Monticello is Jefferson's home in Virginia and is not featured on any U.S. currency. The White House is featured on the $20 bill and the U.S. Capitol is on the $50 bill.

9. The Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. Peyton Randolph of Virginia was its first president. Who was the second president of the Continental Congress?

Answer: Henry Middleton

Henry Middleton of South Carolina was elected as the second president of the Continental Congress on October 22, 1774. Hancock (1775), Jay (1778) and Lee (1784) were all elected president after Middleton.

10. Who did Franklin D. Roosevelt defeat to win a second term as president?

Answer: Alfred Landon

Roosevelt received his largest electoral victory against Landon in 1936 getting 523 electoral votes to 8 for Landon. Roosevelt then went on the defeat Willkie in 1940 and Dewey in 1944. Smith was the Democratic contender in the 1928 election, losing to Herbert Hoover, whom Roosevelt would defeat in 1932.

Source: Author ctownron

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