What is your Electoral College I.Q.?
Test Your Knowledge of the History of the Electoral College System
Take the test one question at a time,
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Question One:
Which Presidential election was decided by a special commission formed
to determine the status of disputed electoral votes?
1. 1800, Thomas Jefferson elected
2. 1824, John Quincy Adams elected
3. 1960, John F. Kennedy elected
4. 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes elected
5. 1860, Abraham Lincoln elected
Question Two:
How many elections have been decided in the House of Representatives
since the Electoral College system began?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4
Question Three:
Which two Presidents received unsolicited electoral votes from defecting
electors in years when they were not declared Presidential candidates?
1. Ronald Reagan and John Quincy Adams
2. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
3. Theodore Roosevelt and Gerald Ford
4. George Washington and John Quincy Adams
5. Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan
Question Four:
In how many of the fourteen elections from 1948 to 2000 did a candidate
who was not the Democratic or Republican candidate for President receive
an electoral vote for President?
1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. 7
Question Five:
Since 1856 (the first election when Republicans and Democrats ran against
each other), in which year did the largest number of candidates receive
electoral votes for President?
1. 1968
2. 1924
3. 1860
4. 1912
5. 1872
Question Six:
Which Presidential candidate won the largest electoral vote total?
1. Franklin Roosevelt in 1936
2. Ronald Reagan in 1984
3. Richard Nixon in 1972
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956
5. Lyndon Johnson in 1964
Question Seven:
Which Presidential candidate won the Presidency with the lowest electoral
vote total?
1. John Quincy Adams in 1824
2. John Adams in 1796
3. George Washington in 1789
4. Abraham Lincoln in 1860
5. Abraham Lincoln in 1864
Question Eight:
Which candidate won the Presidency with the largest margin of victory
in the Electoral College?
1. Franklin Roosevelt in 1936
2. Ronald Reagan in 1984
3. Richard Nixon in 1972
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956
5. Lyndon Johnson in 1964
Question Nine:
Which state has voted for the candidate with the largest popular vote in every Presidential
election since 1948?
1. Maine
2. Ohio
3. Delaware
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
Question Ten:
Which of these Presidents never received more than 400 electoral votes
in a winning election?
1. George H.W. Bush
2. Bill Clinton
3. Woodrow Wilson
4. Richard Nixon
5. Herbert Hoover
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