The 2008 US Presidential Candidates

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1. Who among the following has never served in either the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate? Mike Huckabee Bill Richardson Mike Gravel Fred Thompson

2. Who is the only major-party 2008 presidential candidate to have previously represented either the Democratic or Republican Party on a national presidential ticket? Ron Paul John McCain Joe Biden John Edwards

3. Which of the following candidates has Independent Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut endorsed in his or her bid for president? John McCain Chris Dodd Hillary Clinton Joe Biden

4. Prior to the announcement of his 2008 presidential candidacy, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) had stated that he would not be seeking the White House in 2008. True False

5. Like the late President Ronald Reagan, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson spent much of his life in show business, even portraying the President of the United States on a few occasions. In which of the following films has Thompson NOT starred? "The Hunt for Red October" "Die Hard 2" "Curly Sue" "Thirteen Days"

6. Which of the following candidates has openly admitted to seeing a UFO? Mike Gravel Ron Paul Alan Keyes Dennis Kucinich

7. Shortly before he died in late 2006, former President Gerald Ford offered comments on the upcoming 2008 presidential race. Which two candidates did he anticipate would make for a particularly "great [general election] contest"? McCain-Clinton Giuliani-Clinton Giuliani-Obama McCain-Edwards

8. Although U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas is running as a Republican in the 2008 election, this is not the first time he's sought the country's highest office. In 1988, Paul ran against George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis on which third-party ticket? Constitutionalist Libertarian Green Reform

9. Former Governor Mitt Romney served as the chief executive of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. Romney is neither the first governor nor the first major-party presidential candidate in his family. His father, George Romney, was governor of which state? Utah Michigan Iowa Colorado

10. Two of the country's major newspapers, the "Boston Globe" and the "New York Times," endorsed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, respectively, for the Democratic nomination. Which Republican contender did these two papers both endorse? Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney John McCain

11. The major Democratic candidates campaigned diligently in the days leading up to the Nevada caucuses. Which Democrat won the most convention delegates at these contests on January 19, 2008? Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Bill Richardson

12. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, popularly referred to as the "Iraq War Resolution," has proven a major point of discussion (and often controversy) among the 2008 presidential candidates. Which of the following candidates did NOT vote for this bill in his or her capacity as a U.S. senator? They all voted for it John Edwards Chris Dodd Hillary Clinton

13. Both major parties saw their fields of presidential contenders shrink in advance of the first nominating contests in 2008. Identify the correct chronological order of pre-2008 GOP drop-outs. Jim Gilmore, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Duncan Hunter, Jim Gilmore, Sam Brownback

14. Identify the speaker of the following controversial quote concerning Senator Barack Obama: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” Joe Biden Fred Thompson John McCain Bill Richardson

15. As of the 3rd quarter of the 2007 fiscal year, which of the following candidates had raised the most money for his or her campaign? Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani