Electoral College
What is the minimum votes each state can have?
3
What was Teddy Roosevelt’s independent party nicknamed?
The Bull Moose Party
2000
George W. Bush
Who was the first VP in US history?
John Adams
Idaho
4
What state had the most votes in 1800?
Virginia (21)
Who is the oldest president ever elected?
Joe Biden
1996
Bill Clinton
Who was the Vice President during Warren Harding‘s time in office?
Calvin Coolidge
Ohio
17
How many electoral votes did Walter Mondale get in 1984 against Reagan? (Double if you can say where he got the votes from)
13 (DC and Minnesota)
Who was the youngest president ever elected?
John F. Kennedy
1900
McKinley
The 3rd VP in American History but known more for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Aaron Burr
South Carolina
9
What state has the 2nd most electoral votes in 2024?
Texas (40)
In a 19th century election democratic senator from Illinois Stephen A. Douglas lost against this Republican candidate that Douglas had beat for the Illinois Senate spot a few years earlier, who is the Republican canadate?
Abe Lincoln
1916
Woodrow Wilson
Who is behind the Vice President in line for the president?
The Speaker of the House
Louisiana
8
In 1876 Samuel Tilden lost the presidency to this candidate despite winning the popular vote to this candidate.
Rutherford B. Hayes
In the 20th century this president was elected and when seeking re election he received the fewest electoral votes ever for an incumbent. Who is it? (And bonus points if you guess how many votes they had)
Taft (8)
1880
James Garfield
How many former VP’s have gone on to become president (within 2)
15
Maryland
10