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CG10 The Presidential Election Process

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the president dies this person takes over

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

First Lady

c)

President pro Tempore

d)

Vice President

2.

How many terms can the president serve?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

unlimited

3.

The group of people that actually elect the president is known as the

a)

Electoral College

b)

electorate

c)

popular vote

d)

Determining vote

4.

The first presidential election in which you - the class of 2025 - will be able to vote will be in 2028. In what year will the next election following that one be?

a)

2029

b)

2030

c)

2032

d)

2034

5.

The primary role of the executive branch as far as the law is concerned is to:

a)

make the law

b)

interpret the law

c)

enforce the law

6.
What word describes the total number of votes from the citizens?
a)
electoral college 
b)
popular vote 
c)
2/3rds vote 
d)
rider
7.

What determines the number of electors from each state

a)

Congress votes on it

b)

the president decides this

c)

the number of congressional representatives the state has

d)

the number of voters in each state divided by the number of districts

8.

To be President you must be at least ____ years old

a)

25

b)

30

c)

35

d)

40

9.

How many votes does it take to win the Electoral College?

a)

538

b)

269

c)

435

d)

270

10.

Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College?
a)
Change the number of electoral votes
b)
It can't affect it.
c)
It can determine the number of Senators each state gets.
12.

The U.S. state worth the MOST amount of Electoral votes.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

The LEAST amount of electoral votes that a state may be worth.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1,000,000

14.
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
15.
"Winner take all" means that all of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What is the purpose of the Electoral College?
a)
Elect school board members.
b)
Provide opportunities for kids to attend school.
c)
Elect the President of the United States.
d)
Select a baseball team to play in the College World Series.
18.
The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.
a)
red
b)
purple
c)
pink
d)
blue
19.
The color used to represent the Republican candidate.
a)
blue
b)
purple
c)
red
d)
green
20.

A primary election is . . . (Hint: This is the first debate you had in the game)

a)
An election to select a Vice Presidential running mate for the general election
b)
An election to select the candidate's campaign slogan
c)
An election to select a party's candidate for the general election
d)
An election to select a campaign mascot