What’s Your American Elections IQ?

IntelliQuiz Staff - Updated: July 7, 2016

When a country has 300 million people, 50 states, over 500 elected federal officials, and two major political parties, elections can be a nightmare! So how much do you know about the process and history of American elections? Fill out your ballot and take our quiz to find out!

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Question 1/10

Where was Donald Trump then? Even though it was listed in the Constitution as a requirement, it took until the 1837 election of Martin Van Buren for a president to actually be one of these:

A person at least 35 years-old
A white man
A land owner
A natural born citizen

Question 2/10

Thank you, farmers! Because there was a lull in the planting and harvest seasons at this time of year, this month was chosen to hold national elections:

October
November
December
April

Question 3/10

In an apparent ode to symmetry, US Representatives are elected every two years, the President is elected every four years, and Senators are elected…

Every three years
Every six years
Every eight years
Reluctantly

Question 4/10

It seems crazy today, but until 1804 the candidate who finished second in the presidential election was…

Executed
Named Vice-President
Named Co-President
Forced to wear a bear suit

Question 5/10

Although we’re not sure how much pomp and circumstance is involved, this is what determines the winner of presidential elections:

Leprechauns
The popular vote
The Politburo
The Electoral College

Question 6/10

It ain’t no lie! He is the only president to be elected unanimously by the Electoral College:

Ronald Reagan
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy

Question 7/10

The only president elected to serve more than two terms was this New Yorker who brought the US out of the Great Depression and through most of World War II:

Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower

Question 8/10

States in which no presidential candidate has a clear majority of the popular vote are known by this “playground” name:

Monkey bar states
Swing states
Merry-go-round states
See-saw states

Question 9/10

In 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress even though women wouldn’t be able to do this nationally for another four years:

Sign contracts
Testify in court
Vote
Wear pants in public

Question 10/10

So much for Washington insiders! Everyone knows that Barack Obama was the first African-American elected president, but strangely he was only the third one of these to be elected to the office.

An Al Green fan
a lawyer
A sitting senator
A governor

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What’s Your American Elections IQ?

What’s Your American Elections IQ?

Where was Donald Trump then? Even though it was listed in the Constitution as a requirement, it took until the 1837 election of Martin Van Buren for a president to actually be one of these:

Thank you, farmers! Because there was a lull in the planting and harvest seasons at this time of year, this month was chosen to hold national elections:

In an apparent ode to symmetry, US Representatives are elected every two years, the President is elected every four years, and Senators are elected…

It seems crazy today, but until 1804 the candidate who finished second in the presidential election was…

Although we’re not sure how much pomp and circumstance is involved, this is what determines the winner of presidential elections:

It ain’t no lie! He is the only president to be elected unanimously by the Electoral College:

The only president elected to serve more than two terms was this New Yorker who brought the US out of the Great Depression and through most of World War II:

States in which no presidential candidate has a clear majority of the popular vote are known by this “playground” name:

In 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress even though women wouldn’t be able to do this nationally for another four years:

So much for Washington insiders! Everyone knows that Barack Obama was the first African-American elected president, but strangely he was only the third one of these to be elected to the office.

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