American Politics Flashcards
Who served two terms as the first United States president from 1789 to 1797?
George Washington
Serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865 who was the first president from the Republican Party?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was born William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope Arkansas in 1946 and served as the 42nd president?
Bill Clinton
What is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution?
Bill Of Rights
Killed in a duel and now the subject of a musical who was the first Secretary of the Treasury whose portrait appears on the $10 bill?
Alexander Hamilton
In which country was Barack Obama’s father born?
Kenya
The United States Senate has comprised how many senators since 1959 when Hawaii became the 50th state?
100
Who served as the second President of the United States and as the first Vice President?
John Adams
What was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution and ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment?
Prohibition
In 1868 who became the first president to be impeached by the House of Representatives?
Andrew Johnson
Who is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence so much so that his name has become in the United States a synonym for a signature?
John Hancock
Since 1845 presidential elections have always been held in November on which day of the week?
Tuesday
Which Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery?
Thirteenth
Who is the only president to resign from office?
Richard Nixon
Introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt what name was given to the series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938?
New Deal
In 1898 Theodore Roosevelt joined the First US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment which was known by what nickname?
Rough Riders
A speech by George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention included a six-word sound bite beginning with “Read my lips:”. What were the following three words?
No New Taxes
Who assassinated President James Garfield at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington D.C. in 1881?
Charles Guiteau
Which former Governor of Alaska has five children – Track Trig Bristol Willow and Piper?
Sarah Palin
In 1850 Millard Fillmore became the last of the four presidents to represent which party?
Whig
Which state has the most members (53) in the House of Representatives?
California
Who was the Republican Party’s nominee for President in the 2012 election?
Mitt Romney
A person must be at least how many years old to be President or Vice President?
35
In what year did the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C take place?
1972
Which state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern states were enacted after the Reconstruction period and continued in force until 1965?
Jim Crow Laws
Who was both the 22nd and 24th President and is the only President in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office?
Grover Cleveland
John Adams Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all died on what day of the year?
43650
Who was the Democratic Party nominee for President in 1896 1900 and 1908 and the 41st Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson?
William Jennings Bryan
Which process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in power is named after a governor of Massachusetts who became the fifth Vice President?
Gerrymandering
What was the name of the series of thirty evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt to the public between 1933 and 1944?
Fireside Chats
Named after the location of oil reserves in Wyoming what is the name of the bribery scandal that took place from 1921 to 1922 during the administration of President Warren G. Harding?
Teapot Dome
What was the name of the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics and helping immigrants (most notably the Irish) rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s?
Tammany Hall
Who was the only president to remain a lifelong bachelor and the last president born in the 18th century?
James Buchanan
Which member of the ‘Manson family’ tried to assassinate Gerald Ford in Sacramento in 1975?
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme
Who became President in 1841 at the age of 68 but died on his 32nd day in office serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history?
William Henry Harrison
In 1984 who was selected by Walter Mondale to be the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party?
Geraldine Ferraro
What was the name of the group of Republican political activists who supported the Democratic candidate in the presidential election of 1884? They switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G. Blaine.
Mugwumps
Who received the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 1952 and 1956 but was defeated by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in both elections?
Adlai Stevenson
What is Barack Obama’s Secret Service codename?
Renegade
In 1789 John Jay became the first person to hold which office?
Chief Justice
President from 1837 to 1841 who was known as the “little magician” and was the first president to be born as a United States citizen?
Martin Van Buren
Ronald Reagan was twice elected president of which labour union in 1947 and 1959?
Screen Actors Guild
Who was Secretary of State during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Dean Rusk
Known as “The Great Compromiser” who was Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829 and played a significant role in leading the nation into the War of 1812?
Henry Clay
Serving from 1933 to 1941 who said that the vice-presidency was “not worth a bucket of warm spit”?
John Garner
John F Kennedy and which other president are buried at Arlington National Cemetery?
William Howard Taft
Which newspaper printed the erroneous headline “Dewey Defeats Truman” before all the returns were in for the 1948 presidential election?
Chicago Tribune
The Nullification Crisis ensued after which state declared that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the sovereign boundaries of the state?
South Carolina
Which president’s wife was known as “Lemonade Lucy” due to her staunch support of the temperance movement?
Rutherford B Hayes
Gary Hart was considered a frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic nomination until news organizations reported that he was having an extramarital affair with which fundraiser and campaign aide?
Donna Rice
