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1. Which candidate won the popular vote in 1876?

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

3. According to an infamous Chicago Tribune headline, who defeated President Harry Truman in the 1948 election?

4. What term, popularized after the 2000 election, describes an incompletely punched hole in a paper ballot?

5. Who was George Washington’s running mate in 1789?

6. In 1984 President Ronald Reagan won every state except one. Which one did he lose?

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

8. After he left the White House, President Theodore Roosevelt stood for election in 1912 as the candidate of what party?

9. Which presidential candidate holds the record for the most second-place finishes?  

10. Who won the 1840 election with the slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”?

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

12. Which third-party candidate in the U.S. presidential election secured the highest percentage vote in 1992?

13. The first woman to run for the presidency on a major party ticket in the United States was:

14. Who was the only president to get elected four times to the office?

15. Which amendment of the United States Constitution limits the serving of a president to two terms?

16. In the United States presidential election of 1968, who was the running mate of presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon?

17. Who was the third-party candidate to run for the presidency while in prison?

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

19. When were the U.S. presidential debates first televised?

20. In which year did George Washington win a unanimous second term as president of the United States?

21. Which election marked the emergence of the political party system in the United States?

22. The oldest opposition political party in the United States was:

23. The New Frontier program is associated with which U.S. president?

24. Which president won his second term as president by capturing 286 of 366 electoral votes in 1872?

25. By what percentage did Richard Nixon win the United States presidential election of 1972 against George McGovern?

26. How many states did Ronald Reagan win against Walter Mondale in the United States presidential election of 1984?

27. The first Greek American to be nominated for the presidency was:

28. The first presidential candidate from America's first third party, the Anti-Masonic Party, was:

29. Which amendment separated electoral college votes for president and vice president?

30. Who was the first woman to run for the U.S. president?

31. Which U.S. state traditionally holds the first presidential primary election?

32. The only U.S. president who served both as president and vice president without being elected was:

33. Which U.S. presidential candidate was called “Napoleon of the stump” by his supporters?

34. Millard Fillmore ran for president in 1856 as a candidate for which party?

35. What is the Democratic Party's symbol that was popularized by cartoonist Thomas Nast?

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

37. In which presidential election campaign were Democratic contenders addressed as "The Seven Dwarfs" by commentators?

38. In the United States presidential election of 1804, how many electoral votes did Thomas Jefferson secure to defeat Charles C. Pickney?

39. Who assumed the presidency after the death of President Warren G. Harding?

40. The commission created by U.S. Congress to resolve the disputed presidential election of 1876 was called the:

41. Who was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms?

42. What was the presidential campaign slogan of Warren Harding?

43. Which presidential candidate delivered the “Cross of Gold” speech?

44. In which year was radio broadcasting used for the first time for a presidential campaign?

45. Which president coined the term "bully pulpit" to describe the presidency?

46. Which U.S. president is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

47. The first U.S. president from the west of the Appalachians was:

48. Which president chose as his running mate Kamala Harris, who would become the first woman to serve as U.S. vice president?

49. Who was the only president to hold office by decision of an electoral commission?

50. This was once a dominant system for selecting candidates in the presidential nominating process:

51. Who was the first U.S. president to resign from office?

52. The moving up of presidential primaries and caucuses by states is known as:

53. What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic program during his presidential campaign?

54. Who became the first person since Benjamin Harrison to be elected president despite having lost the nationwide popular vote?

55. Which of these U.S. presidents was elected by the House of Representatives?

56. How many times did Ross Perot run for the presidency?

57. The famous campaign slogan “I like Ike!” is associated with which U.S. president?

58. Which presidential campaign was referred to as the "New Freedom agenda"?

59. The first president to achieve a popular majority since the 1872 U.S. presidential election was:

60. Which presidential candidate conducted the first “front-porch” campaign?

61. Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached twice?