AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Multiple Select

THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENCY ARE...

• MINIMUM AGE IS 35 YEARS OLD.

• NATIVE/NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

• LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 14 YEARS

• MUST BE A FORMER GOVERNOR OR SENATOR

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THE FIRST STEP IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PROCESS BESIDES ANNOUNCING YOUR CANDIDANCY IS_________________

Open Ended

"THE ONLY MAN WHO MAKES NO MISTAKE IS THE MAN WHO DOES NOTHING." THEODORE ROOSEVELT-EXPLAIN WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS WHEN RELATED TO ELECTIONS.

Open Ended

WHAT HAPPENS DURING A NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY CONVENTION?

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WHAT ROLE DO CONVENTIONS PLAY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS?

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WHAT CHARACTERISTICS HELP DETERMINE SUCCESS AS A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT?

• PRIOR POLITICAL EXPERIENCE AS GOVERNOR OR SENATOR.

• COMES FROM A LARGE STATE.

• LOOKS AND ACTS "PRESIDENTIAL"

• IS A CLEAR POLITICAL MODERATE.

Multiple Choice

WHAT ARE THE THREE MAJOR FLAWS FOR THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE?

• THE WINNER OF THE POPULAR VOTE MAY NOT BECOME PRESIDENT.

• NOTHING REQUIRES A STATE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE STATE'S POPULAR VOTE.

• A STRONG THIRD -PARTY CANDIDATE COULD PUT AN ELECTION INTO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

• ALL OF THE ABOVE.

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What is the magic number to win the Presidency in the Electoral College?

Multiple Choice

What is the first Presidential caucus and first Presidential primary?

• New Hampshire & Iowa

• Iowa & New Hampshire

• Iowa & California

• New Hampshire & Texas

Multiple Select

The Electoral College has been described as...

• indirect method to elect a President.

• allowing for the influence of larger state populations through the number of electors they get.

• electors are awarded by having a simple majority in the popular vote in that state.

• electors can vote whomever they choose in the end.

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The number of electors are based on the state's number of ___________and _____________.