Candidates and Elections (Quiz 15)

Candidates and Elections (Quiz 15)

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20 Qs

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Candidates and Elections (Quiz 15)

Candidates and Elections (Quiz 15)

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the Electoral College do?

Trains people who want to run for office

Supervises presidential debates

Write and pass laws

Elects the President of the United States

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is NOT a requirement to be President?

35+ years old

U.S. resident for 14 years

Previous government experience

Natural born citizen

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the popular vote?

something legally required to hold a political office

a voting member of the Electoral College

a group of people selected by each state to vote directly for the president and vice president

the count of individual votes in an election

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What determines how many votes a state gets in the Electoral College?

The state's total representatives of Congress

All states get the same number

How many voters in the state voted last election

The physical size of the state

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To become President, a candidate needs _________________.

A majority of the popular vote

270 electoral votes

2/3 vote from both chambers of Congress

Approval from 3/4 of state legislatures

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an incumbent?

the candidate currently holding a political office

a voting member of the Electoral College

something legally required to hold a political office

something that makes a candidate well-suited to hold a political office

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these presidents lost the popular vote, but won the Electoral College? (2 answers)

George W. Bush

Bill Clinton

Barack Obama

Donald Trump

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