Branches of government
Which branch of government’s main purpose is to carry out laws?
What is the Executive branch.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435.
What age must you be to vote?
What is at least 18 years old.
What is used to choose each political party’s nominees for the general election?
What is the primary election.
How many electoral votes does Idaho have?
4
Which branch of government’s main purpose is to draft and pass laws?
What is the legislative branch.
What is the term length for the House of Representatives?
What is 2 years.
How long must you live in Idaho to be considered a resident?
What is 30 days.
What election includes all the candidates who qualified from the primary?
What is a general election.
Name a common way people get there news?
Social media, friends/family, online news outlets, print media.
Which branch of government's main purpose is to interpret laws?
What is the judicial branch.
How many senators are there in the senate?
What is 100 senators.
Name one of the ways you can register to vote?
What are going to voteIdaho.gov, going to the DMV, or printing out a registration form to mail in from the SOS website.
What election votes on local funding measures?
What is consolidated/district elections.
How many electoral votes must the Presidential candidate get to win?
What is 270.
What is the length of term for presidents?
What is 4 years.
What is the term length for senators?
What is 6 years.
What are the two things you need to vote?
What are Photo ID and proof of residency.
What is a citizen initiated ballot measure?
What is a ballot initiative.
What is it called when news outlets tend to favor one political party over the other when reporting.
What is partisan bias.
Who appoints the cabinet?
Who is the President.
Name at least one of Idaho’s senators?
Who are James Risch or Mike Crapo?
How long does polling last?
What is between 8am to 8pm
What percent of total Idaho voters must a ballot initiative get to appear on the ballot?
What is 6%.
Who are considered experts when ensuring the information given/read is liable?
Who are librarians and fact checkers.