1) Who was the first former senator to be elected president?
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James Monroe
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John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- John F. Kennedy
- Warren Harding
2) Hattie Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932. What state was she from?
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- California
- Arkansas
3) South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for longest speech since 1900. How long did he filibuster the 1957 Civil Rights Act?
- 10 hours
- 15 hours, 30 minutes
- 20 hours, 5 minutes
- 24 hours, 18 minutes
- 30 hours
4) California Democrat Nancy Pelosi is the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. True or false?
5) What foreign leader has made the most appearances before a joint meeting of Congress?
- Nelson Mandela
- Winston Churchill
- Yitzak Rabin
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Margaret Thatcher
6) Who is the first former president to serve as in Congress after his term of office?
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Johnson
- Grover Cleveland
- William Howard Taft
- Theodore Roosevelt
7) The first woman U.S. representative was elected in 1917. True or false?
8) Democrat John Dingell of Michigan holds what record in the House?
- Oldest person served
- Longest serving representative
- Gave longest speech
- Missed the most votes
9) Since 1909, Senators and Representatives have donned uniforms and play the Congressional Baseball Game to raise money for charity. Which party won the most recent game?
10) In what city did Congress first meet?
- New York City
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Washington, D.C.
11) James Shields is the first, and so far only, U.S. Senator to represent two states in the U.S. Senate. True or False?
Answers
1.
Answer: Monroe who was a senator from 1790-1794 and president from 1817-1825.
Adams was a senator from 1803-1808 and president from 1825-1829.
Jackson was a senator from 1797-98 and 1823-25 and president from 1829-37.
Harding was a senator from 1915-1921 and president from 1921-23.
Kennedy was a senator from 1953-1960 and president from 1961-63.
2.
Answer: Arkansas. Caraway was not the first female senator though just the first ELECTED. Democrat Rebecca Felton from Georgia holds the title of first female senator but she was appointed.
3.
Answer: 24 hours, 18 minutes. Thurmond’s one-man filibuster didn’t stop the bill from passing and becoming law.
4.
Answer: True. Pelosi has held the post since 2007.She is the 52nd Speaker of the House.
5.
Answer: Churchill. He addressed meetings in 1941, 1943, and 1952. Mandela appeared in 1990 and 1994. Rabin appeared in 1976 and 1994. Queen Elizabeth spoke in 1991 and Thatcher spoke in 1985.
6.
Answer: Adams. Adams began his service in the House in 1831. Johnson, the only other former president to serve in Congress, served in the Senate in 1875.Taft didn’t serve in Congress but was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after his presidency.
7.
Answer: True. Jeannette Rankin of Montana began her House service in April 1917.
8.
Answer: Longest serving. Dingell, who is currently still serving, has served for more than 53 years.
9.
Answer: Democrats. The score was 15-10.
10.
Answer: New York City. Both the Senate and the House held meetings on March 4, 1789.
11.
Answer: False. Shields actually represented three states, Illinois from 1849-55, Minnesota from 1858-59 and Missouri in 1879.
