Famous Elections In History

• Question 1 out of 10

  Which U.S. presidential election is often referred to as the “corrupt bargain”?

  1800

  1824

  1860

  1876

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• Question 2 out of 10

  The 1960 U.S. presidential election was one of the closest in American history. Who won this election?

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Richard Nixon

  John F. Kennedy

  Lyndon B. Johnson

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• Question 3 out of 10

  Which U.S. president won an unprecedented fourth term in office during the 1944 election?

  Woodrow Wilson

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Harry S. Truman

  Herbert Hoover

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• Question 4 out of 10

  In which election did Abraham Lincoln become president, leading to the secession of Southern states?

  1856

  1860

  1864

  1872

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• Question 5 out of 10

  Which election saw the use of the term “hanging chads” due to controversial ballot counting in Florida?

  1992

  1996

  2000

  2004

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• Question 6 out of 10

  Which U.S. president won a landslide victory in 1936, carrying all but two states?

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Herbert Hoover

  Calvin Coolidge

  Harry S Truman

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• Question 7 out of 10

  The first televised presidential debate in U.S. history took place in 1960 between which two candidates?

  Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson

  Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy

  Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater

  Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford

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• Question 8 out of 10

  The 1800 U.S. presidential election resulted in an electoral tie between two candidates, highlighting flaws in the voting process and leading to the creation of which constitutional amendment?

  10th Amendment

  12th Amendment

  15th Amendment

  17th Amendment

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• Question 9 out of 10

  In 1912, former President Theodore Roosevelt ran for president under which political party?

  Republican Party

  Bull Moose Party

  Democratic Party

  Green Party

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• Question 10 out of 10

  The U.S. presidential election of 1980 saw a landslide victory by Ronald Reagan. Who was the incumbent president he defeated?

  Gerald Ford

  Jimmy Carter

  George H.W. Bush

  Richard Nixon

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