Presidential Elections Formative Assessment

Election day in the United States happens on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November.

• True

• False

The first step in electing a president is the nomination process.

• True

• False

The President and Vice-President are sworn in to office, according to the 20th Amendment, on

• January 20th at noon.

• April 15th at 8 am.

• January 1st at noon.

• The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Candidates can find out how they are doing with the votes by monitoring the media.

• True

• False

All of the following happen at the National Convention, except?

• The presidential and vice-presidential candidates are officially nominated.

• The party platform is written.

• The party is united behind one candidate.

• A strategy is made to defeat the other parties candidates.

Primaries are one day intraparty elections to determine a parties candidate for president.

• True

• False

Closed Primaries are contest which allow all qualified voters to participate.

• True

• False

Open Primaries are a contest within a party to select a candidate.

• True

• False

A Caucus is a multi-step process, which allows voters of a party to have input on candidates, starting at the local level.

• True

• False

Presidential candidates receive all of the following benefits during the primary and caucus process, except?

• Gain media attention.

• Candidates can begin to attack the candidates from the other parties.

• Candidates can get their message out to voters at the state level.

• Gain donations for their campaigns.