Presidential Election Quiz

Election Day is....

• The first Monday of November, unless it is the 1st

• The first Tuesday of November, unless it is the 1st

• The first Wednesday of November, unless it is the 1st

• The first Thursday of November, unless it is the 1st

When does the new President of the United States take office?

• January 20th

• November 1st

• January 30th

• December 25th

Check all that apply.

To be President of the United States you must be....

• A man

• 35 years or older

• Born in the United States

• Lived in the United States for at least 14 years

Check the two answers.

The two main political parties in the United States are...

• Democrats

• Independents

• Americans

• Republicans

The higher a state's population, the more electoral votes the state gets.

• True

• Flase

How many electoral college votes are needed to win the Presidential election?

If you win the popular vote, you win the Presidential election.

• True

• False

Red states are states that vote for the democratic candidate and blue states are states that vote for the republican candidate.

• True

• False

States that swing from one party to the other party with each election are...

• The electoral college

• Running mates

• Swing States

• Democrats

• Republicans

The person running with the candidate as their vice president is...

• the electoral college

• the running mate

• swing states

• Democrats

• Republicans