PRESIDENTIAL ORDER OF SUCCESSION
There are this many positions listed in the current order of succession.
What are 18?
This president took the first presidential oath of office on this day, month, and year.
Who was George Washington on April 30th, 1789?
The U.S. Coast Guard was part of this Department from 1967 to 2003.
What is Department of Transportation?
The Electoral College was created in this year.
What is 1787?
He is the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms in office.
Who is Grover Cleveland (After serving one term, he lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1889, but was reelected in 1893)?
In order, these are the top six positions in the order of succession.
What are:
1.) Vice President
2.) Speaker of the House
3.) President pro tempore of the Senate
4.) Secretary of State
5.) Secretary of the Treasury
6.) Secretary of Defense
From 1793 to 1933, the presidential inauguration was held on this date.
What is March 4th?
From 1865 until 2003, the U.S. Secret Service was a part of this Department.
What is Department of Treasury?
The total number of votes in the Electoral College.
What is 538?
These two presidents died on this same date in 1826.
Who are Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4th, 1826?
In order, these are the final 3 positions in the order of succession.
What are:
16.) Secretary of Education
17.) Secretary of Veteran Affairs
18.) Secretary of Homeland Security
This president gave the shortest inauguration address. Bonus if you know year and # of words.
Who was George Washington in 1793 with address of 135 words?
The U.S. Forest Service is a part of this Department.
What is Department of Agriculture?
2 of the 7 U.S. States that only have 3 Electoral College votes.
What are Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, or Wyoming?
This president sold his own collection of books to reestablish the Library of Congress.
Who is Thomas Jefferson. (Sold 6,487 books for approx. $23,950)?
The number of times and reasons the Vice President assumed the presidency.
What are 9 times (8 for death & 1 for resignation)?
He was the only president to take the oath of office on Air Force One.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
This Department has the largest operating budget.
What is Department of Health & Human Services?
These are the only 2 states where winner of state-wide popular vote doesn’t guarantee winner-take-all policy of electoral votes.
What are Maine and Nebraska?
This future president did not sign the Declaration of Independence.
1.) George Washington
2.) John Adams
3.) Thomas Jefferson
Who is George Washington?
Since 1984, this cabinet position received the most “non-invitations” to the State of the Union Address.
What are the Secretary of Interior & Secretary of Agriculture (7 times each)?
This president’s inauguration address was longer than this president’s four inaugural addresses combined.
Who was William Henry Harrison (8,460 words) vs. FDR (1,880 + 1,800 + 1,359 + 559 = 5,598)?
This Department was formed in 1792 and abolished in 1971.
What is Department of Post Office?
Since this year, this non-U.S. State was awarded 3 electoral votes.
What is District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) in 1964?
Of the U.S. Currency notes now in production, these bills ($1 / $2 / $5 / $10 / $20 / $50 / $100) do NOT bear the portrait of a former U.S. President?
Who are Alexander Hamilton - $10 bill?
Who are Benjamin Franklin - $100 bill?
George Washington - $1 bill.
Thomas Jefferson - $2 bill.
Abraham Lincoln - $5 bill.
Andrew Jackson - $20 bill.
Ulysses S. Grant - $50 bill.