ELECTIONS 1

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is

• Election Day

• Presidents' Day

• Thanksgiving

• Christmas

This is an area where there is a large number of undecided voters (also known as swing states)

• red and blue states

• blue collar and white collar

• battleground states

vice presidents are often chosen to

• match the president's qualifications

• "balance the ticket"

• be more qualified than presidential candidate

• appeal to a small group in the party

Registered party members may vote using their own party’s ballot. Unaffiliated voters are not allowed to cast a ballot.

• Open primary

• Open caucus

• Closed primary

• Semi-open primary

Choose all the answers that apply:

Presidential elections are held ...

• once every four years

• on a Tuesday

• in November

• on November 2^nd

What is the main purpose of the primary election?

• See who is old enough to vote
• pick the new president
• narrow down the field of candidates
• count how many voters are registered

The electoral college has ________ members.

• 538

• 433

• 360

• 270

In order to become president it takes at least ... electors in the electoral college.

• 270

• 538

• 100

• 151

Why does New York have more electoral votes than Alaska?

• New York is bigger than Alaska.

• New York became a state before Alaska.

• New York was the first capitol of the United States.

• New York has a bigger population than Alaska.

A common criticism of the Electoral College is that it

• gives too much power to states with the highest populations

• gives too much power to smaller states

• is not even a real college

• allows a person to win the presidency without a majority of votes