In Order To Be A Vice President Quiz

John Adams was vice president for George Washington, the first president under the Constitution. John Adams didn't actively campaign for vice president because Adams thought he deserved the position from the proof of his record. His wife Abigail said that any other position would be beneath him. Alexander Hamilton went to bat for Adams and from 1789-1797 he was vice president to Washington.

George Clinton was vice president under Thomas Jefferson. George Clinton was brought in as vice president after Aaron Burr was banished for his misdeeds in 1805. Unfortunately, Aaron Burr was the man who had to swear in George Clinton as the new vice president to Thomas Jefferson. His last act as vice president was to kill the charter of the Bank of the United States with a vote of 18-17.

George Clinton also served as vice president to James Madison until Clinton died in office at the age of seventy-three. With Clinton gone, the vice presidency remained vacant until the new president and vice president were sworn in. He was the first vice president to die while in office.

John C. Calhoun was the first vice president to run as a Republican in 1825 for John Q. Adams and a Democrat for Andrew Jackson in 1832. Calhoun resigned as Jackson's vice president after he and the president disagreed over a personal matter. John Calhoun went straight from the vice presidency to the Senate where he stayed until he died.

George Dallas was vice president under President James Polk. He didn't want the office, but ended up with it anyway, despite being the sixth choice for James Polk's vice president. In fact during President Polk's presidency, George Dallas told President Polk if he ever became a liability to cut him loose.

Dallas, Texas was named after him.

While being vice president for Ulysses Grant, Schuyler Colfax was going to be impeached for taking payments for post office contracts but the impeachment didn't go through since Schuyler only had a few weeks left in the vice presidency. Schuyler stepped down as vice president and returned to his home state of Indiana.

Adlai Stevenson was the vice president for Grover Cleveland during Cleveland's second run as president. As vice president, Adlai Stevenson regularly opened his office to reporters and was very social. When it came to running for president, Adlai Stevenson had very little support and decided instead of running for president to endorse William J. Bryan. Because of his endorsement, Bryan chose him as his VP when running for president in 1900.

They lost to McKinley and Roosevelt.

Thomas Marshall was vice president under President Woodrow Wilson. When Thomas Marshall entered the office of the vice presidency, he had no experience. Even though he was often seen arguing with Senators, he was seen as the best Senate president at that time.

When President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, Vice President Marshall refused to accept the presidency stating there were people more qualified than he was. After President Wilson recovered, he and Vice President Marshall finished their term together.

Charles Curtis was vice president for Herbert Hoover and the first vice president of Native American lineage (Kaw). He was known as "Egg Charlie" due to his support for the poultry industry. When President Herbert Hoover had Charles Curtis come in as vice president he did so only to win the farm states. Neither President Hoover nor Vice President Curtis had much to do with each other during the presidency.

Richard Nixon was the vice president for Dwight Eisenhower. After President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in 1955, Vice President Nixon was informed that Secretary of State Dulles would be filling in for him. President Eisenhower believed Vice President Nixon wasn't presidential enough, but after President Eisenhower suffered a stroke in 1955, he gave Nixon a letter stating that the vice president would be in charge if the president became incapacitated or died while in office.

Nelson Rockefeller was vice president under President Gerald Ford. Rockefeller understood that as vice president he was meant to be "standby equipment" for the presidency. He tried to make himself President Ford's go-to man for domestic policy, but other people in Ford's circle pushed Rockefeller out.

When President Ford went up against Ronald Reagan, Vice President Rockefeller backed out of being the vice president had President Ford won re-election.

Al Gore was the vice president under President Bill Clinton. As vice president, Gore helped President Clinton enter the North American Free Trade Agreement. Vice President Gore continued as vice president when President Clinton won a second term. Former Vice President Al Gore was the second vice president to win a Nobel Prize.

His award was given to him for his work in educating on global climate change.

Mike Pence was vice president under President Donald Trump. President Trump chose Mike Pence as his vice president because of the outstanding work he did as governor of Indiana for four years. In 2020, Pence headed the corona virus task force. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election.