1. Which U.S. President won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote in the 2016 election?
2. What is the minimum age required to run for President of the United States?
3. Which political party was formed in 1854 in opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery?
4. Who was the first U.S. President to be elected from the Republican Party?
5. How many total members are in the U.S. House of Representatives?
6. In which month is the U.S. presidential election traditionally held?
7. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to become a U.S. Senator?
8. How long is the term of a U.S. senator?
9. Who is responsible for certifying the results of the U.S. presidential election?
10. What is the oldest active political party in the United States?
11. How many electoral votes does Washington, D.C., have?
12. In which landmark case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that spending money on political campaigns is a form of protected free speech?
13. How many electoral votes are required to win the U.S. presidential election?
14. In the event of a tie in the U.S. Senate, who casts the deciding vote?
15. Who is the only U.S. President to have served two non-consecutive terms?
16. Which President delivered the famous "Checkers speech" in 1952?
17. Which political party was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the 1790s?
18. Which U.S. political party supported a strong federal government and was led by Alexander Hamilton in the early 1800s?
19. Who has the power to declare war in the United States?
20. Which political party did Franklin D. Roosevelt represent during his presidency?
21. How often are elections for members of the U.S. House of Representatives held?
22. Which U.S. President was the first to be impeached?
23. What is the main function of the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?
24. What U.S. political party was formed in 1948 by Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights policies?
25. What is the maximum number of terms a U.S. President can serve?
26. How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
27. Which amendment lowered the voting age in the United States to 18?
28. Which U.S. Supreme Court case effectively ended the recount in the 2000 presidential election?
29. What type of election allows voters to remove an elected official from office before the end of their term?
30. Which third-party candidate had a significant impact on the 1992 U.S. Presidential Election?
31. Which of the following is NOT a branch of the U.S. federal government?
32. What is the role of the Electoral College in U.S. presidential elections?
33. In which U.S. presidential election did the first televised debates take place?
34. Which U.S. political party is symbolized by the elephant?
35. What year did African American men gain the right to vote in the United States?
36. Which U.S. political party was formed in the 1850s and opposed the expansion of slavery?
37. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished poll taxes in federal elections?
38. Which U.S. President's third-party candidacy in 1912 split the Republican vote and helped elect Woodrow Wilson?
39. Who becomes President of the United States if both the President and Vice President are unable to serve?
40. Which U.S. state has the highest number of electoral votes?
41. What is the primary purpose of a caucus in U.S. elections?
42. Who was the first U.S. President to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
43. Who presides over an impeachment trial of a U.S. President in the Senate?
44. Who was the first U.S. President to serve more than two terms?
45. In the U.S. presidential election, if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, who decides the election?
46. What is Super Tuesday in U.S. elections?
47. Which U.S. President signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law?
48. Which U.S. political party was primarily formed to oppose Andrew Jackson’s policies?
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