CIVICS unit 3: 2.7, 2.6, 3.14

What encourages people to have greater trust in their democratic institutions?

• free and fair elections

• voter fraud

• weeks of counting votes

• refusal to investigate claims of voter fraud

If Republicans are running against Republicans, this is called:

• a general election

• a primary

• the electoral college

• federalism

To be qualified to run for president of the United States, you must:

• be at least 70 years old

• live in the United States for at least 24 hours

• be a natural born citizen

• be naturalized

You must be 30 years old to:

• run for US Senate

• be naturalized

• run for the US House of Representatives

• run for state legislature

To win the presidency, a candidate must:

• get the majority of the popular vote

• be naturalized

• be at least 5 feet tall

• win 270 electoral college votes

When do you choose your political party?

• when you vote in the primary

• at the convention

• when you vote in the general election

• when you register

After a Primary Election

• people register to vote

• the winner enters the office

• a convention is held to announce the winner of a party's primary

• people choose what party to join

Which is not a requirement to vote in Florida?

• be a citizen

• have your citizenship rights

• be at least 18 years old

• own land in Florida

Which office has the strictest requirements?

• President

• Governor

• US Senate

• US House of Representatives

How is it determined how many electoral college votes a state gets?

• it gets the same number as it has in the Senate

• it gets the same number it gets in the US House of Representatives

• it gets the same number as it's number of US Senators and Representatives

• it is based on population