Civics Chapter 6 Test

Presidential elections are held every four years.

• true

• false

When citizens vote for president, they are really voting for electors in their state.

• true

• false

The Twenty-fifth Amendment states that if the vice president assumes the office of president, the office of vice president is filled by the leader of the House of Representatives.

• true

• false

According to the Presidential Succession Act, the Speaker of the House follows directly behind the vice president in the line of succession.

• true

• false

The Twenty-second Amendment limits the president to three elected terms in office.

• true

• false

Which of the following are the constitutional requirements for being president?

• at least 35 years old, native-born citizen, college educated

• at least 35 years old, native-born citizen, lived in United States 14 years

• at least 35 years old, naturalized citizen, lived in United States 14 years

• at least 40 years old, native-born citizen, lived in United States 10 years

Historically, which combination of characteristics have most presidents of the United States shared?

• college educated, from a state with a large population

• college educated, from a state with a small population

• self-educated, from a state with a large immigrant population

• self-educated, from a state with a large Protestant Christian population

The Electoral College has _______________ members.

• 435

• 438

• 535

• 538

In most states, the winner of the popular vote

• gets a proportionate number of electoral votes.

• gets all of the electoral votes.

• gets most of the electoral votes.

• gets none of the electoral votes.

If no candidate wins the majority of the electoral votes,

• the ballots are recast.

• the candidate with the most popular votes wins.

• the House of Representatives chooses the president.

• the Senate chooses the president.