Famous Elections
Who won the election in 2008?
Barack H. Obama
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270 votes
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What other subject did Mrs. Morse teach besides social studies/history?
English (9th and 11th grade ELA).
What was the outcome of the 1960 presidential election?
John F. Kennedy won against Richard Nixon in a closely contested race
What is the total number of electoral votes in the Electoral College?
538 votes
What major event took place on July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted.
What is the main responsibility of the executive branch?
To enforce the laws.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In which election did Franklin D. Roosevelt defeat Herbert Hoover?
1932
What determines the number of electoral votes each state receives?
The total number of its Senators and Representatives in Congress.
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What is gerrymandering?
Gerrymandering is when congressional district lines are intentionally drawn to benefit one political party (to either win seats or protect the seats it has).
What was Georgia for Halloween?
Boo from Monsters, Inc. :)
What was significant about the election of 1800?
It was the first election where power was peacefully transferred between rival political parties.
There was also a tie between Jefferson and Burr.
What happens if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes?
The election is decided by the House of Representatives.
Which document formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris (1783).
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
What major civil rights legislation was passed in 1964?
The Civil Rights Act (of 1964).
Who won the presidential election of 1824 despite losing the popular vote?
Which amendment established the current process for electing the president and vice president?
12th amendment
Who was the first woman to run for president in the United States?
Victoria Woodhull in 1872.
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
In which year did the United States land the first man on the moon?
In 1969.