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About This Quiz
"An effective slogan will sum up a candidate's pitch to the country in a few words, and be powerful enough to cut through the endless onslaught of information in people's lives," says Business Insider. Yet, some of the most successful presidential campaign slogans have had little to do with any actual issues. Take our quiz on victorious presidential campaign slogans to find which ones worked.
Which 20th century Republican presidential candidate ran with the slogan "This time, vote like your whole world depended on it�
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Ronald Reagan
Why did Franklin Pierce select the campaign slogan "We Polked You in '44. We Shall Pierce You in ‘52†to get elected?
He was known for being a violent war hero, so the slogan related well to his image.
He was not well known, so aligning him with a previous president gave him clout.
Pierce was not in favor of the Compromise of 1850, and the party needed to draw attention away from that fact with a humorous slogan.
The incumbent president usually has an advantage when running for re-election. Which president first relied on a slogan that encouraged Americans not to swap horses in midstream during his second race?
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Bush
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Which president won election with the campaign slogan "Let's Make America Great Again�
Donald Trump
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
What was ironic about Woodrow Wilson's 1916 campaign slogan "He Kept Us Out of War�
By the time Wilson took office, the United States had entered World War I.
He actually extended the length of the war.
Shortly after entering his second term, he asked Congress to declare war on Germany.
"I Like Ike†was Dwight Eisenhower's 1952 campaign slogan. What slogan did he use when running for re-election in 1956?
"I Still Like Ikeâ€
"Iko Iko Eisenhower"
"I Love Ike"
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This president's slogans of "Hope†and "Change We Can Believe In†earned A's from marketing experts.
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
Harry S. Truman
Which 19th-century president focused on slinging mud at his opponent with the unwieldy campaign slogan "Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, the Continental Liar From the State of Maine�
Grover Cleveland
James Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Who was the Whig candidate and war hero who ran without a platform and refused to actively campaign, although his supporters touted him in various ways as the people's president?
Zachary Taylor
Millard Filmore
Andrew Jackson
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What was the meaning behind the 1840 presidential campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too�
Candidate William Henry Harrison had been victorious at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and John Tyler was his vice-presidential running mate in 1840.
Candidate James K. Polk ran on the platform that he would vanquish incumbent John Tyler just as he had defeated Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Candidate Martin Van Buren used the slogan to damage the reputation of John Tyler, who had lost the Battle of Tippecanoe.
