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Quiz: Presidential Candidate or Member of Congress?

Make your guesses and try to beat Roll Call

Which of these people are vying for the presidential nomination? (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images file photo)

By Gillian Roberts

Posted April 19, 2016 at 10:08am

There are thousands of presidential candidates in 2016, and virtually all of them are unknown to the general public. There are also 535 members of Congress, and certainly not all of them are widely known, either.

Take your guess at whether Roll Call is showing you a relatively unknown POTUS candidate or member of Congress.

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