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Political Parties and Electoral College

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This party favors big government.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

2.

This party favors small government.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

3.

This party tends to spend less on the military.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

4.

This party tends to spend more on the military.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

5.

This party tends to spend more on social programs.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

6.

This party tends to spend less on social programs.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

7.

This party tends to support stricter gun laws.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

8.

This party tends to support less strict gun laws.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

9.

This party tends to be pro-choice.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

10.

This party tends to be pro-life.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

11.

This party tends to be against the death penalty.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

12.

This party tends to support the death penalty.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

13.

This party tends to be more supportive of universal health care.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

14.

This party tends to be less supportive of universal health care.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

15.

This party tends to be liberal and like change.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

16.

This party tends to be conservative and traditional.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

17.

This party is represented by a donkey.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

18.

This party is represented by an elephant.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

19.

This party is represented by the color blue.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

20.

This party is represented by the color red.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

21.

Bill Clinton

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

22.

Dwight Eisenhower

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

23.

Franklin Roosevelt

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

24.

Ronald Reagan

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

25.

John Kennedy

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

26.

George W. Bush

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

27.

Barack Obama

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

28.

Abraham Lincoln

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

29.

The president is picked by...

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate

c)

The Electoral College

d)

National Popular Vote

30.

How old must a person be to run for president?

a)

25

b)

30

c)

35

d)

40

31.

To run for president you must...

a)

live in the United States.

b)

be a natural-born US citizen.

c)

be a naturalized US citizen.

d)

have recently run a marathon.

32.

To run for president you must have lived in the US for...

a)

the past 7 years.

b)

the past 14 years.

c)

the past 21 years.

d)

your entire life.

33.

Electoral votes for each state are based on their...

a)

number of representatives plus senators.

b)

number of representatives.

c)

number of senators.

34.

A presidential candidate must win how many electoral votes to win?

a)

270

b)

51

c)

251

d)

66,000,000

35.

The House of Representatives picks the president if no candidate receives a majority of the votes.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The person with the most popular votes will automatically become president.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

A "swing state" is a state that...

a)

usually votes for the Republican candidate.

b)

usually votes for the Democratic candidate.

c)

is difficult to predict which candidate they will support.