The Presidents Quiz
AP US History
What is the Presidents Quiz?
During the 1st semester, you will be required to memorize the
chronological order of all US Presidents, including their years of
service and their political party. Correctly memorizing this list will give
you an essential tool for succeeding on the AP test in May. It is
imperative that each student understands the correct chronology of
American History. Committing this list to memory will allow you to
correctly organize historical era’s and phenomena in proper
chronological order.
When do I take the Presidents Quiz?
The quiz must be taken before 1st semester finals week (Final Deadline =
Friday December 16th), However when you take the quiz is entirely up to you.
Listed below are the times that you may take the Presidents Quiz.
• A+ (Pre-scheduled with Mr. Gibson)
• After School Monday-Thursday (Pre-Scheduled with Mr. Gibson)
• Lunch (Pre-Scheduled with Mr. Gibson)
How will the Presidents Quiz affect my grade?
All students in AP US History must take the Presidents Quiz at least 1 time
in order to receive a score. Your score will be based on the % of correct answers
you give. The quiz is worth up to 100 points and grading breakdown is listed
below.
• 80% Correct or Higher = 100 total points.
• 79-50% Correct = 50 total points
• Less than 50% Correct = 25 total points
• Not Taking the Presidents Quiz = 0 total points
What does a correct answer look like?
You must be able to place each President in correct order to be eligible for a point. Then in order to score the
point you must correctly identify their name, dates of service, and political party. So for example if you are
able to identify Abraham Lincoln / 1861-1865 / Republican, but you place this next to number 25 on the list,
you will not earn the point even though Lincoln’s information is correct.
How many times can I take the Presidents Quiz?
You make take the Presidents Quiz as many times as you like for a higher score. No quizzes will be allowed to
be taken/retaken after the December 16th deadline.
Why Gibson? Why? Don’t you like us?
Of course I do! Remember you are AP US History Jedi Knights, and in order to complete your training for
the AP test, memorize this list…you must. My best advice would be to take the quiz as early and as often as
possible until you achieve the 80% or higher score.
What can I use to help me study?
Study the list on the back of this overview, and go to www.sonomavalleyhigh.org/andygibson.html and click on
the link titled Presidents Quiz for additional study tools.
Presidents of the United States
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Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses Grant
Rutherford Hayes
James Garfield
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Years of
Service
1789-1797
1797-1801
1801-1809
1809-1817
1817-1825
1825-1829
1829-1837
1837-1841
1841-1841
1841-1845
1845-1849
1849-1850
1850-1853
1853-1857
1857-1861
1861-1865
1865-1869
1869-1877
1877-1881
1881-1881
1881-1885
1885-1889
1889-1893
1893-1897
1897-1901
1901-1909
1909-1913
1913-1921
1921-1923
1923-1929
1929-1933
1933-1945
1945-1953
1953-1961
1961-1963
1963-1969
1969-1974
1974-1977
1977-1981
1981-1989
1989-1993
1993-2001
2001-2009
2009-2017
Political Party
No party/Federalist
Federalist
Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican
National-Republican
Democrat
Democrat
Whig
Whig/Democrat
Democrat
Whig
Whig/Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Republican
Democrat/Free Soil/Republican
Republican
Republican
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Republican
Democrat
Republican
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Republican
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Democrat
Republican
Democrat
Democrat
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Republican
Democrat