US Presidential Candidate Campaign Slogans Quiz

Answer: Don't Change Horses Midstream

FDR reincarnated Lincoln's slogan as "Don't Swap Horses in Midstream." when he won in 1944. "There's No Indispensable Man" was Wendell Wilkie's slogan when he ran and lost to FDR in 1940. "Honest. Able. Fearless." belonged to Al Smith who ran in 1928 against Herbert Hoover. "We Are Turning the Corner" in the 1932 race was Herbert Hoover's attempt to promote optimism about the future in the middle of the Great Depression when he ran against FDR.

Answer: I Still Like Ike

"I Still Like Ike" worked the second time as well and he defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic nominee. The other choices are made up. Ike was very popular, a five-star general who had been the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWII.

He planned and supervised the invasion of North Africa and the invasion of Normandy. After the war, he became Army Chief of Staff, president of Columbia University, and the first Supreme Commander of NATO.

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Warren G. Harding was the first to use that term in 1920. He saw the feelings of isolationism that were prevalent after WWI. He also played on the anti-immigrant bias after WWI. Pat Buchanan was an assistant to Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. He was also a political columnist and broadcaster.

He ran for president as a Republican in 1992 and 1996 but failed to get the nomination. He ran again on an independent ticket, the Reform Party, in 2000. Donald Trump started using the slogan early in his campaign and continued to use the phrase during his presidency.

It also played a dominant role in his inauguration address. He has also, like Harding, played on the anti-immigrant feelings of some Americans and has tried to promote isolationism.

Answer: True

All who used it were successful in their bids. Trump used it so much that it has since entered into pop culture. It is seen on hats, shirts and signs at his political rallies and is often abbreviated to MAGA, the shortened version. Like many of the most successful political slogans, it is short, snappy and hard to disagree with. Reagan's version was actually "Let's Make America Great Again".

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was a movie and TV actor first, then became Governor of California, lastly, he was elected to the presidency in 1980 and served two terms. The Bushes came later and Nixon was much earlier.

Answer: I'm Just Mild About Harry

Vice President Truman became president when FDR died in April of 1945 during his fourth term. Truman won the election despite the unkind counter slogan. Truman issued the first civil rights legislation, by executive orders 9980 that made it illegal to discriminate against applicants for civil service jobs based on race and 9981 that required equal opportunity in the armed forces.

The often awful treatment African American veterans received after serving in WWII motivated him to try to change policies and attitudes.

Answer: George Wallace

George Wallace was famous for making a "stand" on the steps of the University of Alabama's Foster Auditorium in an attempt to stop the integration of the university. He failed and the two African American students were registered. Towards the end of his life, he apologized and admitted he had been wrong.

The only south that relates to McGovern was the state he represented, South Dakota. Humphrey was born in South Dakota but he was a Senator from Minnesota. Carter was a southern governor from Georgia before becoming president in 1977.

Answer: Harrison died after being elected to his second term.

Harrison became the shortest-serving president and the first to die in office. John Tyler became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency without being elected.

Answer: Barry Goldwater

The Democrats replied with their own slogan "In your guts you know he's nuts". Goldwater lost to LBJ (Lyndon Johnson). O'Connor was a Supreme Court Justice from Arizona. Ducey is another Republican governor of Arizona. Humphrey was a Democrat from Minnesota who served two terms as vice president and didn't run for president until four years later in 1968.

Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

"Happy Days Are Here Again" was written by Jack Yellen and Milton Ager and was copyrighted in 1929, . It was quite optimistic considering the country was in the middle of the Great Depression. FDR was elected four times, all by huge margins, never getting less than 81% of the electoral college votes.