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Advanced Election Trivia Quiz

Advanced Election Trivia Quiz


See how many you can get right!


  1. ___________ is the only state that does not require voters to register.
  2. Your answer:
    North Dakota
    Alabama
    Virginia


  3. A law passed in 1911 fixed the size of the US House of Representatives at _____ members.
  4. Your answer:
    375
    435
    100


  5. The number of Senators representing each state is determined by population.
  6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  7. How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidential election?
  8. Your answer:
    150
    216
    270


  9. Which party held the first national political convention?
  10. Your answer:
    Republican
    Anti-Mason
    Whig


  11. Since the advent of the New Hampshire primary, no candidate has been elected president of the United States without winning the New Hampshire primary.
  12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  13. Who was the first president to appear on Saturday Night Live?
  14. Your answer:
    Gerald Ford
    Ronald Reagan
    George H. W. Bush


  15. The Republican Party is also referred to as the G.O.P. What do these letters stand for?
  16. Your answer:
    Good Old Party
    Grand Old Party
    Great Old Past


  17. The first president to use a private polling service was Franklin Roosevelt.
  18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  19. The deadline for individuals to register to vote in a general election in Virginia is ____ days before the election.
  20. Your answer:
    29
    13
    31



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