WorksheetsUnit 2: Study Guide on Running for Office and Elections
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
A group of people organized to help bring about similar ideas for government is called a
platform
principle
political party
company party
All of the following are purposes of political parties, EXCEPT:
Inform and educate citizens
Write party platforms
Participate in the President’s cabinet
Nominate candidates
The requirements to run for the Senate, according to the US Constitution include all of the following EXCEPT :
Being at least 25 years of age
Being a US Citizen
Being a resident for at least 9 years
Being from the state you wish to represent
The requirements to run for political office in the state of Florida include all of the following EXCEPT:
Being at least 25 years old
Being from the county you wish to represent
Being a US Citizen
Being a resident of Florida
All of the following are requirements to run for the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT except which one?
Being at least 35 years of age
Being a naturalized US Citizen
Being a resident of the country for at least 14 years
Being a natural born US Citizen
The following are the requirements to run for THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES except which one?
Must be a US citizen
Must have lived in the country for at least 7 years
Must be at least 30 years of age
Must be from the state in which you want to represent
Jamie decides to run for the Governor of Florida. However, some people claim that he is not qualified to run for this office according to the Florida Constitution. Why would this be?
He does not own property.
He is only 42 years old.
He lives in Alabama.
He is not employed.
Even though it looked as though Joe did not have a hope of winning the election, somehow he actually won!
How was this result possible?
He owns his own home.
He has a lot more political experience than his opponent.
He did not have any political experience.
He has never held a job.
Which is NOT a requirement for political office in the United States today?
Having political experience
Being a citizen of the United states
Being from the state that you want to represent
Being a certain age
Why should voters look at candidates' issue based platforms?
to see if they belong to a third party
to see if the candidates views on issues match yours
to see how intelligent they are
To see if the candidate has a chance at winning.
Which qualifications really matter when deciding who is best suited for political office?
Their qualifications and experience
Their party's platform and campaign adds
Their debate performance on television
They are all very important
Which of the following is a Constitutional requirement to run for Congress in the United States?
at least 30 years of age
U.S. permanent resident
at least 25 years of age
U.S. citizen
The following are requirements for which political office?
- At least 35 years old
- Natural born citizen
- Lived in US for 14 years
President
U.S. Senator
FL Senator
Vice President
To run for the Governor of the state of Florida, you must be:
At least 21, be a resident of Florida and be a US citizen
Be a US citizen, be living in any state, be 35 years of age
Be at least 21 years of age, have political experience and be a permanent resident of the US
Have served as US president and be living in Florida.
If you are interested in running for political office today, you need to meet the basic requirements to run for office and:
Have political experience and money.
Have political experience, education and money.
Have an excellent education.
Have political experience and a college education.
So you want to run for MAYOR of your city. This means you are running for?
Local government office.
State government office.
Federal government office.
None of these are correct.
