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This Month's Trivia

Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6'4'', and James Madison was the shortest president at 5'4'' (and he weighed less than 100 lbs).

Monthly Democracy IQ Test

1. What is a lame duck president?

2. How many presidential elections have there been in which the candidate who won the popular vote did not win the electoral vote and, therefore, did not become president?

Answers:

1. A president who continues to hold office during the period between the election and the inaguration of his sucessor.

2. Three:

1) President Rutherford Hayes vs. Samuel Tilden - Tilden won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote.

2). President Benjamin Harris vs. Grover Cleveland - Cleveland won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote.

3). President George W. Bush vs. Al Gore - Gore won the popular vote but not the electoral vote.