Humanities › History & Culture U.S. Presidents Quiz How Well Do You Know Our American Presidents? Share Flipboard Email President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address. Alex Wong / Getty Images History & Culture American History U.S. Presidents Basics Important Historical Figures Key Events Native American History American Revolution America Moves Westward The Gilded Age Crimes & Disasters The Most Important Inventions of the Industrial Revolution African American History African History Ancient History and Culture Asian History European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More by Tom Murse Tom Murse has been writing about politics and government for over two decades, and has been recognized by the Nieman Foundation for fairness in investigative reporting. Updated May 31, 2017 1. Only two U.S. presidents have ever been impeached. Who are they? Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon Richard Nixon and James Buchanan Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton John Tyler and Richard Nixon Correct Wrong Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, was accused of violating the Tenure of Office Act. The 1867 required Senate approval before a president could remove any member of his cabinet who had been confirmed by the upper chamber of Congress. The House impeached Johnson on February 24, 1868. The U.S. Senate acquitted Johnson later that year by a narrow margin. Clinton, the nation's 42nd president, was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998, for allegedly misleading a grand jury about his extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky in the White House, and then persuading others to lie about it, too. The charges against Clinton were perjury and obstruction of justice. The Senate acquitted Clinton of both charges. Many people mistakenly believe Nixon was impeached. He was not, but he would have been had he not resigned from office first. Nixon was facing prosecution over the 1972 break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters in what became known as the Watergate scandal. 2. What is the salary of the president of the United States? $100,000 $200,000 $400,000 $1 Million Correct Wrong Unlike members of Congress, the presidential does not get an automatic pay raise or cost-of-living adjustment every year. The president's salary is set by Congress, and lawmakers have raised the pay for the most powerful position in the world only five times since George Washington became the nation's first president in 1789. The most recent salary hike was effective in 2001, when President George W. Bush became the first commander-in-chief to make the $400,000 salary - double the amount his predecessor, President Bill Clinton, was paid a year. 3. Who's the only president to have served more than two terms in office? Ronald Reagan George Washington Bill Clinton Franklin Delano Roosevelt Correct Wrong Before the ratification of the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two terms in office, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to four terms in the White House in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. Roosevelt died less than a year into his fourth term, but he is the only president to have served more than two terms. 4. Who was the first president? Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln John Adams George Washington Correct Wrong George Washington, a Founding Father and commander of the Continental Army, was the first president of the United States. He was elected to by a unanimous electoral vote in 1789 and served two terms. 5. Which of these presidents didn't have a college degree? Harry Truman George W. Bush Donald Trump Lyndon Johnson Correct Wrong Every president in modern history has held at least a bachelor's degree, and most have earned advanced degrees or law degrees from Ivy League schools. Only 11 presidents didn't hold a degree, and the most recent was Truman, who served until 1953. The 33rd president of the United States, Truman attended business college and law school but graduated from neither. 6. Only one modern president never won election to office. Who was it? Lyndon Johnson George H.W. Bush Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Correct Wrong Only five presidents in American history never won a presidential election. The most recent was Republican Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States. Ford served from 1974 to 1977 and then left office in electoral defeat. Ford was serving as vice president in 1974 amid scandal in President Richard M. Nixon's administration. He ascended to the presidency when Nixon resigned before he was to face prosecution over the 1972 break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters in what became known as the Watergate scandal. 7. There's been only one bachelor to serve as president. Who was it? James Buchanan Grover Cleveland Andrew Jackson Theodore Roosevelt Correct Wrong The first and only bachelor president was James Buchanan. Some historians have argued Buchanan may have had feelings for a member of the same sex. A lifelong bachelor, Buchanan had a very close relationship with William Rufus De Vane King, a diplomat who served as U.S. senator and the nation's 13th vice president. 8. Which president, like Donald Trump, had no political experience? William Henry Harrison Herbert Hoover Rutherford B. Hayes James K. Polk Correct Wrong Donald Trump isn't the first president whose first elected office was serving in the White House. Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, is considered to be the president with the least amount of political experience in history. Hoover was a mining engineer by trade, not a politician. 9. Who's the most successful independent presidential hopeful in history? George Wallace John B. Anderson Ross Perot Ralph Nader Correct Wrong The billionaire Texan Ross Perot won a startling 19 percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election in what many believed was the beginning of a third party in American politics. Democrat Bill Clinton won the election and unseated Republican incumbent President George H.W. Bush, a rare defeat in American politics. Perot also won 6 percent of the popular vote in the 2006 election. 10. Which of these presidential nominees wasn't born in the United States? Barack Obama John McCain Al Gore Bob Dole Correct Wrong Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the party's presidential nominee in 2008, was born in the Panama Canal Zone, in 1936. A federal district court determined that McCain would qualify as a citizen “at birth,” and thus was a “natural born” citizen and eligible to be president. 11. On what day is the president sworn into office after winning election? January 1 January 20 The third Tuesday in January The first Tuesday in November Correct Wrong The 20th Amendment states “the terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January,” so that's when the new president is sworn into office. 12. What's the address of the White House, the president's residence? 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 1 First St. Northeast 1 Columbus Circle Northeast East Capitol St. & First St. Correct Wrong 13. Who was the youngest president in history? John F. Kennedy Theodore Roosevelt Bill Clinton Ulysses Grant Correct Wrong Theodore Roosevelt was America's youngest president at 42 years old. He ascended to power following the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. Many people mistakenly believe John F. Kennedy was the youngest person to occupy the White House; he is the youngest person elected president. Keep in mind that Roosevelt wasn't initially elected president when he moved to the White House at age 42; he was vice president when McKinley was killed. 14. How old must you be to serve as president? 18 21 35 40 Correct Wrong 15. Who was the oldest person to be elected president? Donald Trump Richard Nixon Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan Correct Wrong The oldest president ever to take the White House is Donald Trump. Before his election in 2016, the oldest president had been Ronald Reagan, was almost 70 at the time. Trump was 70 when he took office in 2017. 16. Why does a member of the Cabinet skip the State of the Union speech? To take notes for the president To deliver the rebuttal speech In case of an attack on the Capitol To deal with the press Correct Wrong An attack on the U.S. Capitol during the annual speech would have a devastating effect on the nation because every member of Congress, the Supreme Court and executive branch gathers together in the House of Representatives for the address. So the president chooses one member of his cabinet to be the “designated survivor.” 17. How many electoral votes does it take to win a presidential election? 100 270 340 538 Correct Wrong There are 538 "electors" in the Electoral College. To become president, a candidate must win a simple majority of the electors, or 270, in the general election. 18. What's the largest landslide victory in presidential history? Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton Franklin Delano Roosevelt's victory over Alfred M. Landon Herbert Hoover's victory over Alfred E. Smith Bill Clinton's victory over Bob Dole Correct Wrong Roosevelt won 98.5 percent or 523 of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs that year. Such a lopsided presidential election is unheard of in modern history. 19. How are presidents elected? By popular vote By Electoral College By members of Congress By state legislatures Correct Wrong Yes, the Electoral College - much maligned and barely understood as it may be, it's ours. 20. Why is the president also called the commander-in-chief? Because he presides over the U.S. Senate Because presidents typically have military experience Because they command the budget process Because he has authority over use of the military Correct Wrong It's all about the power to declare war. U.S. Presidents Quiz You got: % Correct. Yikes. It's Time To Brush Up On Your History The White House is the home of the president of the United States.. Getty Images You scored an F on the U.S. Presidents Quiz. 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