~Chapter 6 Study~

What 3 rules for being president are stated in the constitution?

• Needs to be at least 30 years old, native born, and lives in the USA for least 14 years

• Needs to be at least 35 years old, native born, and lives in the USA for least 14 years

• Needs to be at least 20 years old, native born, and lives in the USA for least 14 years

• Needs to be at least 25 years old, native born, and lives in the USA for least 14 years

Every _ years, the nation elects a president, he or she is not chosen directly by voters. An elected group called the ______ _____, has electors from each state whose votes equal the total number of ______ and representatives.

• 16, electoral college, senators

• 4, electoral college, senators

• 16, senator college, elector

• 4, senator college, elector

Candidates who wins the most popular votes in the state get what?

• All of the states Representative votes

• All of the states electoral votes

• All of the states popular votes

• All of the states choice votes

To win the election a candidate must win more than of ___ electoral votes (at least ___)

• 949, 638

• 538, 270

• 464, 239

• 857, 576

If no candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, who would chose the president?

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

• The Congress

• The Senate

In December of the year during elections, the electors meet in each state capital to cast what?

• Money

• Ballots

• Votes

• Popular Vote

In January Congress counts the electoral votes, what happens to the candidate?

• The candidate is officially declared govern

• The candidate is officially declared president

• The candidate is officially declared winner

• The candidate is officially declared loser

How much is the President paid?

• $50,000

• $400,000

• $1,000,000

• $12,000

The vice president is elected with the President, chosen by the electoral college. When does the Vice president become president?

• If the current President resigns

• If the current President dies

• If the current President is removed from office

• If the current President falls ill

In ____ congress passed the Presidential Succession Act. In it, a list of succession is explained if something were to happen to the ________.

• 1959, vice president

• 1947, vice president

• 1959, president

• 1947, president