Explore the captivating history of US presidential elections with our comprehensive quiz! From the first election in 1789 to the latest political contests, the history of American presidential elections is full of interesting facts, key moments, and influential leaders.
This quiz post contains 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) that will test your knowledge on various aspects of presidential elections. Whether you're a history buff or just curious about American politics, these questions will provide both a challenge and an opportunity to learn. Get ready to explore the rich history of US presidential elections and see how much you know!
US Presidential Election History Quiz
1. Who was the first President of the United States?(A) John Adams
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) George Washington
(D) James Madison
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2. In which year was the first US presidential election held?
(A) 1776
(B) 1780
(C) 1792
(D) 1789
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3. Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
(A) John Adams
(B) Alexander Hamilton
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) Aaron Burr
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4. Which US President was impeached in 1868?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Andrew Johnson
(C) Ulysses S. Grant
(D) James Buchanan
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5. Who won the US presidential election in 1860?
(A) Stephen A. Douglas
(B) Abraham Lincoln
(C) John C. Breckinridge
(D) John Bell
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6. Which amendment to the US Constitution established the two-term limit for Presidents?
(A) 20th Amendment
(B) 21st Amendment
(C) 22nd Amendment
(D) 23rd Amendment
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7. Who won the US presidential election in 1932?
(A) Herbert Hoover
(B) Calvin Coolidge
(C) Harry S. Truman
(D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
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8. Which President is associated with the New Deal?
(A) Theodore Roosevelt
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) Harry S. Truman
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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9. Who won the US presidential election in 1960?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) Hubert Humphrey
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10. Which US President resigned due to the Watergate scandal?
(A) Lyndon B. Johnson
(B) Gerald Ford
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Jimmy Carter
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11. Who was the only US President to serve more than two terms?
(A) George Washington
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
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12. Who won the US presidential election in 2000?
(A) Al Gore
(B) George W. Bush
(C) John McCain
(D) Bill Clinton
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13. Which President was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Richard Nixon
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14. Who was the first President to live in the White House?
(A) George Washington
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) John Adams
(D) James Madison
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15. Which President initiated the Emancipation Proclamation?
(A) James Buchanan
(B) Andrew Johnson
(C) Abraham Lincoln
(D) Ulysses S. Grant
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16. Who won the US presidential election in 1980?
(A) Jimmy Carter
(B) Gerald Ford
(C) Walter Mondale
(D) Ronald Reagan
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17. Which President was a former Hollywood actor?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) George H. W. Bush
(D) Ronald Reagan
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18. Who won the US presidential election in 2008?
(A) John McCain
(B) Barack Obama
(C) Hillary Clinton
(D) Mitt Romney
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19. Which President led the United States during the majority of World War II?
(A) Herbert Hoover
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
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20. Who was the first African American President of the United States?
(A) Colin Powell
(B) Jesse Jackson
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Condoleezza Rice
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(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Donald Trump
(C) Bernie Sanders
(D) Joe Biden
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22. Which President was known for the policy of "Reaganomics"?
(A) Ronald Reagan
(B) George H. W. Bush
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) Jimmy Carter
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23. Who was the first President to be impeached?
(A) Andrew Johnson
(B) Bill Clinton
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Donald Trump
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24. Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Gerald Ford
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25. Who was the US President during the September 11 attacks in 2001?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) George W. Bush
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Donald Trump
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26. Which President established the Peace Corps?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) Richard Nixon
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27. Who won the US presidential election in 1992?
(A) George H. W. Bush
(B) Bill Clinton
(C) Ross Perot
(D) Al Gore
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28. Which President purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?
(A) John Adams
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) James Madison
(D) James Monroe
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29. Who was the President during the Korean War?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) John F. Kennedy
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30. Which President issued the famous Gettysburg Address?
(A) George Washington
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) Abraham Lincoln
(D) Ulysses S. Grant
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31. Who won the US presidential election in 1976?
(A) Gerald Ford
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) Richard Nixon
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32. Which President was known for the "Square Deal" domestic program?
(A) William McKinley
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Warren G. Harding
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33. Who was the only US President to serve in both World War I and World War II?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(D) John F. Kennedy
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34. Who won the US presidential election in 2020?
(A) Donald Trump
(B) Joe Biden
(C) Bernie Sanders
(D) Kamala Harris
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35. Which President's administration is associated with the term "Camelot"?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) Richard Nixon
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36. Which US President signed the Affordable Care Act into law?
(A) George W. Bush
(B) Barack Obama
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) Donald Trump
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37. Who was the President during the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
(A) Woodrow Wilson
(B) Warren G. Harding
(C) Calvin Coolidge
(D) Herbert Hoover
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38. Who won the US presidential election in 1988?
(A) Michael Dukakis
(B) George H. W. Bush
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) Bill Clinton
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39. Which President implemented the "Great Society" programs?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Gerald Ford
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40. Who was the first President to be born in a hospital?
(A) Jimmy Carter
(B) Ronald Reagan
(C) Gerald Ford
(D) Bill Clinton
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41. Who was the first President of the United States to be assassinated?
(A) James A. Garfield
(B) Abraham Lincoln
(C) William McKinley
(D) John F. Kennedy
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42. Which US President was known for the Monroe Doctrine?
(A) James Madison
(B) James Monroe
(C) John Quincy Adams
(D) Andrew Jackson
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43. Who won the US presidential election in 1968?
(A) Hubert Humphrey
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) George Wallace
(D) Lyndon B. Johnson
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44. Which President was in office during the signing of the Camp David Accords?
(A) Gerald Ford
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) George H. W. Bush
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45. Who won the US presidential election in 1952?
(A) Harry S. Truman
(B) Adlai Stevenson
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) Richard Nixon
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46. Which President issued the executive order to desegregate the armed forces?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) John F. Kennedy
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47. Who was the President during the Louisiana Purchase?
(A) George Washington
(B) John Adams
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) James Madison
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48. Which President was in office during the signing of the Indian Removal Act?
(A) John Quincy Adams
(B) Andrew Jackson
(C) Martin Van Buren
(D) James K. Polk
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49. Who won the US presidential election in 1900?
(A) William Jennings Bryan
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) William McKinley
(D) Woodrow Wilson
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50. Which President served the shortest term in office?
(A) James A. Garfield
(B) Zachary Taylor
(C) William Henry Harrison
(D) Millard Fillmore
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51. Who won the US presidential election in 1972?
(A) George McGovern
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Hubert Humphrey
(D) Gerald Ford
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52. Which President was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?
(A) George Washington
(B) John Adams
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) James Madison
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53. Who was the first President to face an impeachment trial?
(A) Andrew Johnson
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) Donald Trump
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54. Which President launched the "War on Poverty"?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Jimmy Carter
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55. Who won the US presidential election in 1996?
(A) Bob Dole
(B) Bill Clinton
(C) Ross Perot
(D) Al Gore
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56. Which President signed the Interstate Highway Act into law?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) John F. Kennedy
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57. Who was the first President to die in office?
(A) James A. Garfield
(B) Zachary Taylor
(C) William Henry Harrison
(D) Warren G. Harding
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58. Which President was in office during the Great Depression and World War II?
(A) Herbert Hoover
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) Harry S. Truman
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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59. Who won the US presidential election in 2004?
(A) John Kerry
(B) George W. Bush
(C) Al Gore
(D) Barack Obama
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60. Which President signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Gerald Ford
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(A) Andrew Johnson
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) Donald Trump
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62. Which President was in office during the Persian Gulf War?
(A) Ronald Reagan
(B) George H. W. Bush
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) George W. Bush
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63. Who won the US presidential election in 1844?
(A) Henry Clay
(B) James K. Polk
(C) Martin Van Buren
(D) John Tyler
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64. Which President was responsible for the "Square Deal"?
(A) William McKinley
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Warren G. Harding
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65. Who was the President during the Missouri Compromise?
(A) James Monroe
(B) John Quincy Adams
(C) Andrew Jackson
(D) Martin Van Buren
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66. Who won the US presidential election in 1848?
(A) Lewis Cass
(B) Martin Van Buren
(C) Zachary Taylor
(D) Millard Fillmore
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67. Which President signed the Homestead Act into law?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Andrew Johnson
(C) Ulysses S. Grant
(D) Rutherford B. Hayes
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68. Who was the President during the War of 1812?
(A) Thomas Jefferson
(B) James Madison
(C) James Monroe
(D) John Quincy Adams
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69. Which President was known for the "Square Deal" domestic policy?
(A) William McKinley
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Warren G. Harding
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70. Who won the US presidential election in 1912?
(A) William Howard Taft
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Eugene V. Debs
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71. Which President authorized the construction of the Panama Canal?
(A) William McKinley
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) William Howard Taft
(D) Woodrow Wilson
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72. Who was the President during the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
(A) James K. Polk
(B) Zachary Taylor
(C) Millard Fillmore
(D) Franklin Pierce
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73. Who won the US presidential election in 1884?
(A) James G. Blaine
(B) Grover Cleveland
(C) Benjamin Harrison
(D) Chester A. Arthur
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74. Which President is associated with the policy of "Manifest Destiny"?
(A) Thomas Jefferson
(B) James Monroe
(C) James K. Polk
(D) Andrew Jackson
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75. Who won the US presidential election in 1868?
(A) Andrew Johnson
(B) Ulysses S. Grant
(C) Horatio Seymour
(D) Rutherford B. Hayes
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76. Which President signed the Social Security Act into law?
(A) Herbert Hoover
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) Harry S. Truman
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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77. Who won the US presidential election in 1908?
(A) William Jennings Bryan
(B) William Howard Taft
(C) Theodore Roosevelt
(D) Woodrow Wilson
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78. Which President was in office during the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote?
(A) Woodrow Wilson
(B) Warren G. Harding
(C) Calvin Coolidge
(D) Herbert Hoover
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79. Who won the US presidential election in 1924?
(A) John W. Davis
(B) Robert M. La Follette
(C) Calvin Coolidge
(D) Herbert Hoover
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80. Which President was in office during the implementation of the Marshall Plan?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) John F. Kennedy
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81. Who won the US presidential election in 1876?
(A) Rutherford B. Hayes
(B) Samuel J. Tilden
(C) Ulysses S. Grant
(D) James A. Garfield
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82. Which President signed the Sherman Antitrust Act into law?
(A) Benjamin Harrison
(B) Grover Cleveland
(C) William McKinley
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
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83. Who was the first President to be elected to a second term after World War II?
(A) Harry S. Truman
(B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Lyndon B. Johnson
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84. Which President led the US during the majority of the Vietnam War?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) Richard Nixon
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85. Who won the US presidential election in 1828?
(A) John Quincy Adams
(B) Andrew Jackson
(C) Henry Clay
(D) John C. Calhoun
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86. Which President signed the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) into law?
(A) Herbert Hoover
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) Harry S. Truman
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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87. Who won the US presidential election in 1836?
(A) Andrew Jackson
(B) Martin Van Buren
(C) William Henry Harrison
(D) John Tyler
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88. Which President signed the Indian Removal Act into law?
(A) John Quincy Adams
(B) Andrew Jackson
(C) Martin Van Buren
(D) William Henry Harrison
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89. Who won the US presidential election in 1880?
(A) James A. Garfield
(B) Winfield Scott Hancock
(C) Chester A. Arthur
(D) Grover Cleveland
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90. Which President was in office during the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) Richard Nixon
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91. Who won the US presidential election in 1856?
(A) James Buchanan
(B) John C. Frémont
(C) Millard Fillmore
(D) Franklin Pierce
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92. Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
(A) Harry S. Truman
(B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Lyndon B. Johnson
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93. Who won the US presidential election in 1840?
(A) Martin Van Buren
(B) William Henry Harrison
(C) John Tyler
(D) James K. Polk
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94. Which President signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Gerald Ford
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95. Who won the US presidential election in 1916?
(A) Charles Evans Hughes
(B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) Theodore Roosevelt
(D) William Howard Taft
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96. Which President was in office during the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
(A) Gerald Ford
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) George H. W. Bush
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97. Who won the US presidential election in 1872?
(A) Ulysses S. Grant
(B) Horace Greeley
(C) Rutherford B. Hayes
(D) Samuel J. Tilden
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98. Which President signed the Homeland Security Act into law?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) George W. Bush
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Donald Trump
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99. Who won the US presidential election in 1820?
(A) James Monroe
(B) John Quincy Adams
(C) Andrew Jackson
(D) Henry Clay
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100. Which President was in office during the Suez Crisis?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) John F. Kennedy
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