US Elections Quiz

How often is a president elected in the USA ?

• Every eight years
• Every four years
• Every two years
• Every six years

How are US elections decided? :

• By the total vote of American people

• By each state individually

What happens on election day in each state? :

• You vote for the president who will appoint his/her vice president once he’s elected.

• You vote for the president and vice president at the same time.

• You vote for the president and vice president separately.

What happens once all the votes are counted? :

• The candidate with the most important number of votes is elected president.

• Each state designates the candidate it will support for president.

Is this enough to elect a president? :

• Yes

• No, because the influence of each state on the election has to be proportional to the number of people living in those states.

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How do we account for the population of each state? Each state is divided into:

• commercial districts

• constitutional districts

• congressional districts

• communal districts

How can we measure the influence a state has in the election? :

• Its measured by the number of ELECTORS

• It is measured by the size of the state

How is the number of ELECTORS decided? :

• The number of districts + 2 governors

• The number of districts + 2 ministers

• The number of districts + 2 senators

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The President is elected through the Electoral College system, not by the national popular vote.

• TRUE

• FALSE

As a consequence, which states can be very important for candidates to an election? :

• Big and not populous states such as Montana

• Small and not populous states such as Vermont

• Big and populous states such as Texas or California