U.S. Elections

List one responsibility of a U.S. citizen.

• Voting in elections

• Traveling abroad

• Owning property

• Receiving social security benefits

How many American citizens vote in presidential elections?

• Approximately 60 million

• Approximately 100 million

• Approximately 140 million

• Approximately 200 million

Civil discourse is when people talk about opinions in a _______

• rude way.

• polite and respectful way.

• funny

• silly

What does a president do? (There is more than one correct answer)

• Pardons criminals

• Selects judges

• Commands the military

• Makes executive orders

Presidential candidates must be at least _____ years old.

• 18

• 20

• 35

• 50

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MUST BE: _________

• married

• Over 35 years old

• a U.S. resident for at least 14 years

• a U.S. citizen

A political party is a _______________ of people who have _______________ ideas about how the government should be run.

• association, conflicting

• collection, different

• group, similar

• gathering, opposing

In the United States, there are _______________ major parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

• two

• three

• four

• five

The democratic party is also called _______________.

• The Left

• Liberals

• Green

• Progressives

The Democratic symbol is the _____

• elephant

• dog

• donkey

• cat