U.S. Presidential Elections

A president can only serve how many terms and for how many years?

• 2 terms for 6 years

• 1 term for 8 years

• 2 terms for 8 years

• 3 years for 9 years

Which article of the US Constitution established the electoral college?

• Article VII

• Article V

• Article II

• Article I

What is the main purpose of the primary election?

• See who is old enough to vote

• pick the new president

• narrow down the field of candidates

• count how many voters are registered

The ____________ take a more conservative, or right-leaning, stance. They believe in lowering taxes and shrinking government programs.

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Independent

Which of the following are the two major political parties in the U.S.?

• Republican

• Tea Party

• Libertarian Party

• Democratic

Who were the two candidates who ran for office in the 2020 Presidential Election?

• Joe Biden, Donald Trump

• Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

• George Washington, Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan

The President is elected based on this system… What is it?

• Electoral College system

• Popular vote system

• Direct democracy system

• Dictatorship system

How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidency? How many total electoral votes are there in the entire country?

• 270 electoral votes, 538 electoral votes

• 538 electoral votes, 270 electoral votes

• 500 electoral votes, 1000 electoral votes

• 1000 electoral votes, 500 electoral votes

What are the two main parties in the U.S. political system? What are they each represented as using symbols? What are the colors we use to represent each party?

• Democratic Party, Republican Party

• Donkey, Elephant

• Blue, Red

• Green, Yellow

Besides voting in-person on Election Day, there are 3 other ways to vote…. What are these other ways?

• Mail-in voting, Early voting, Absentee voting

• Online voting, Phone voting, Proxy voting

• Social media voting, Text voting, Email voting

• In-person voting, Mail-in voting, Absentee voting