How to be a US president

A Presidential candidate must be:

• A natural born citizen

• At least 35 years old and

• A lawyer and have served in the military

• a US resident for 14 years

What is the most important goal of a primary election?

• To elect the President

• To select party nominees for the general election

• To vote on proposed amendments

The two main parties in the U.S. are

• Democrat and Representative

• Republican and Common

• Republican and Democrat

Party members meet, discuss, and vote for who they think would be the best party candidate in ...

• caucuses

• primaries

• parties

What is the name of the event when the party endorses (chooses) their official candidate?

(a)  

Party members vote in a state election for the candidate they want to represent them in the general election in ...

• caucuses

• primaries

• parties

What does the national convention do?

• It finalizes a party’s choice for presidential and vice presidential nominees.

• It starts a party’s choice for presidential and vice presidential nominees.

How many electoral votes are there?

• 538

• 270

• 50

True or False: If you get the most public votes you automatically get elected

• True

• False

How many votes do you need to win the elections?

• 538

• 270

• 50