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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

  2. A law passed in 1911 fixed the size of the US House of Representatives at _____ members.

    3. Your answer:
    375
    435
    100

  3. The number of Senators representing each state is determined by population.

    4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  4. How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidential election?

    5. Your answer:
    150
    216
    270

  5. Which party held the first national political convention?

    6. Your answer:
    Republican
    Anti-Mason
    Whig

  6. Since the advent of the New Hampshire primary, no candidate has been elected president of the United States without winning the New Hampshire primary.

    7. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  7. Who was the first president to appear on Saturday Night Live?

    8. Your answer:
    Gerald Ford
    Ronald Reagan
    George H. W. Bush

  8. The Republican Party is also referred to as the G.O.P. What do these letters stand for?

    9. Your answer:
    Good Old Party
    Grand Old Party
    Great Old Past

  9. The first president to use a private polling service was Franklin Roosevelt.

    10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  10. The deadline for individuals to register to vote in a general election in Virginia is ____ days before the election.

    11. Your answer:
    29
    13
    31

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