Smackdown: Democrats v. Republicans

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. First some background. Who ran for President and Vice-President in 1828 on what many consider to be the first Democratic Party ticket? Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton

2. Who ran for President and Vice-President on the first Republican Party ticket? John C. Fremont and Hannibal Hamlin John C. Fremont and William Dayton Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

3. Which Party has won more elections to the office of President, the Democrats or the Republicans? Answer: (Democrats or Republicans)

4. Which Party has had more presidents, the Democrats or the Republicans? Answer: (Democrats or Republicans)

5. Which party has had more incumbent presidents lose reelection, the Democrats or the Republicans? Answer: (Democrats or Republicans)

6. What was the first year in which the Democrats and Republicans both fielded presidential candidates? 1860 1868 1864 1856

7. Which of the major parties once came in third in the presidential election, the Democrats or the Republicans? Answer: (Democrats or Republicans)

8. Which party has had more presidents elected to two terms, the Democrats or the Republicans? Answer: (Democrats or Republicans)

9. How many presidents were neither Democrats nor Republicans? 8 3 10 5

10. Who was the last president who was neither a Democrat nor a Republican? Zachary Taylor James Monroe John Tyler Millard Fillmore