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Election 2020 Quiz

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You need to register in order to vote?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which is a qualification to vote?

a)

graduate high school

b)

pay all of your taxes

c)

own a house

d)

be a U.S. citizen

3.

What age can you vote?

a)

15

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

4.
This represents what political party?
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Independent
5.

What is an amendment?

a)

a law requiring a vote from the citizens of the state

b)

When the Supreme Court overturns a law saying it is not constitutional

c)

When the President makes a law without the permission of the legislative branch

d)

An addition or change to a constitution

6.

What is the role of the legislative branch?

a)

Interpret laws

b)

Write the bills that could become laws

c)

Run the country

d)

Judge court cases

7.
The president and vice president are part of the ____________ branch of government.
a)
executive
b)
legislative
c)
judicial
d)
congress
8.
Congress is part of the ________  branch.
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
legislative
d)
senate
9.
Congress is made of two houses: the ________ and the ________.
a)
Executive and Legislative
b)
Constitution and Amendment
c)
House of Representative and Congress
d)
House of Representatives and Senate
10.

Who is the leader of the state government?

a)

President

b)

Mayor

c)

Governor

11.

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency

a)

270

b)

269

c)

538

d)

570

12.
How often do we vote for a new president?
a)
November 8
b)
every four years
c)
every 8 years
d)
every November 8
13.

How long is a Presidential term?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

14.

Who or What actually elects the President?

a)

The people of the United States.

b)

The House of Representatives.

c)

The Electoral College.

15.

How many electors does each state get?

a)

The same as the number of Senators.

b)

The greater the population the more electors a state gets.

c)

The same number as the number of members in the house of representatives and senators in Congress.

16.
The least amount of electoral votes that a state may have.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
10
17.
Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.
a)
270
b)
538
c)
3
d)
269
18.
If a state has 25 in the House of Representatives based on their population, how many Electoral Votes would that state have in a Presidential Election?
a)
27
b)
25
c)
23
d)
35
19.
What are the 2 parties in our two party system?
a)
Democrats and Independents
b)
Republicans and Tea Party
c)
Democrats and Republicans
d)
Republicans and Green Party
20.
Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

A candidate can win the popular vote, but lose the electoral vote.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President.
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Pentagon
d)
Ohio
23.
What month of the year are Presidential elections (by the people) held in?
a)
January
b)
December
c)
November
d)
March
24.

The electoral college is?

a)

an education center.

b)

a process used to elect the US president.

c)

a school that teaches people how to vote.

d)

a fancy word for popular vote.

25.
What state has the largest number of electoral votes?
a)
Montana
b)
California
c)
Texas 
d)
Alaska
26.
The population of each state is used to help determine the # of...
a)
Senators for each state
b)
National Party Nominees
c)
Federal Judges 
d)
Electoral College Members
27.
The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.
a)
trees
b)
land
c)
population
d)
ceiling fans
28.
How many members are there in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
29.

Senators are elected to serve ___ year terms.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

life

30.

How many representatives does each state have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

It is based upon their population

31.

Who presides over the House of Representatives?

a)

Vice President

b)

Leader of the House

c)

The President

d)

Speaker of the House

32.
How is congress divided?
a)
Into three branches
b)
Into two houses
c)
It's not divided
d)
Into three houses
33.
435 total members
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
34.
Emily is 36 years old and was born in the U.S. She has graduated for Harvard Law School and has resided in California for 15 years. Can Emily be a Senator, Representative, both, or neither?
a)
Senator
b)
Representative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
35.
Mathew is 27 years old, is a U.S. citizen, and has lived in the the Texas for 10 years.  Can Mathew be a Senator, Representative, both, or neither?
a)
Senator
b)
Representative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
36.

What is the term length of a member of the House?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

37.

How many terms is a president allowed to serve?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.
What role allows the President to be the leader of the military?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Chief of Party
c)
Commander-in-Chief
d)
Chief Executive
39.

Who would currently be considered the Party Leader for the Republicans?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Mike Pence

c)

Paul Ryan

d)

Mitch McConnell

40.

"The President presides over the federal bureaucracy, departments and agencies, chooses and appoints officials and acts as "the boss" of the federal government"

Best describes which of the following roles of the President?

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Chief of State

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Diplomat

41.

Every vote is important.

a)

Yes

b)

Sometimes

c)

No

d)

It depends on the election

42.

A list of candidates' names can be found on

a)

a ballot

b)

voter registration card

c)

precinct

43.

Citizens in democratic societies are expected to exercise their right to _______

a)

naturalization

b)

vote

c)

libertarian

44.

Hurling insults at each other and was a controversial technique used by candidates to persuade voters

a)

Campaigning

b)

Mudslinging

c)

Facebook

d)

Debating

45.

Which political party has a donkey as their logo?

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Green Party

d)

Libertarian Party

46.

The original gerrymander was likened to which animal?

a)

Ox

b)

Spider

c)

Salamander

d)

Turtle

47.

Gerrymandering is:

a)

When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

b)

When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population

c)

When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population.

d)

A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years

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