U.S. Presidential Elections

Since the 1840s, on which day of the week have U.S. presidential elections been held?

• Sunday

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

When was the last time a third-party candidate won any electoral votes?

• 1948

• 1968

• 1992

• 2008

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Maine is one of two states that do not apportion their electoral votes in a “winner-takes-all” format. What is the other state?

• New Hampshire

• Nebraska

• Louisiana

• Nevada

The only president to get elected four times to the office:

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• George Washington

How many terms is the serving of a president limited to?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The system by which the president and vice president of the United States are chosen is:

• Ballot initiative

• Debate

• Caucus

• Electoral college

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The oldest opposition political party in the United States was:

• Republican Party

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Labor Party

• Federalist Party

The only United States President who served both as President and Vice President without being elected:

• Gerald Ford

• George H.W. Bush

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the Democratic Party's logo popularized by cartoonist Thomas Nast?

• a donkey

• an elephant

• a rabbit

• a dove

Who did George W. Bush defeat in the 2004 United States presidential election?

• John Kerry

• Kamala Harris

• Colin Powell

• Donald Rumsfeld

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