Vocabulary
First Primary in the presidential election year...
First, and most prominent caucus in a presidential election year...
the New Hampshire Primary
the Iowa Caucuses
Who gave the first Inaugural Address?
George Washington
What body counts the votes cast by the Electoral College?
the Senate
Which political party was troubled by protests during their National Convention in Chicago in 1968?
the Democratic Party
primary where only members of a political party may participate
closed primary
Who was the first president to gain office without any military or political experience?
Donald Trump
What is the only thing that can change the number of electoral votes a state has?
a change in state population resulting in reapportionment
The sharing of power between the National Government and the State Governments is called...
Federalism
primary where voters do not have to declare party membership
open primary
Who was the last vice-president to announce himself as the winner of the Presidential Election?
George HW Bush
What event led to the change of date for the presidential inauguration?
The Great Depression
Speech given by president after taking the oath of office
inaugural address
What presidential candidate in the 1960 election, convinced the people that a Catholic could be elected president?
John F. Kennedy
What two states do not require the electors to vote for the candidate that wins the popular vote in their state?
Maine and Nebraska
speech made at a national convention given by a leading party member
keynote address
What were the last two presidents involved in the "transfer of power"?
Joe Biden - Donald Trump
What is the name of the president's office?
the Oval Office
system to indirectly elect the president, each state having a number of electors = to state reps
electoral college
Which president was pardoned by Gerald Ford?
Richard Nixon
What is the primary purpose for a party's National Convention?
to choose candidates for the President and Vice-President
in open primaries, attempt to get weak candidate selected to improve chances of their party
raiding
Barak Obama, Donald Trump, and John F. Kennedy all served as president in the 21st Century.
True or False
False
JFK served in the 20th Century
What is the name of the President's desk?
Who gave this desk to the US President?
the Resolute Desk
Queen Victoria of Great Britain
suyveys of voters as they leave their polling places
exit polls
Which president instituted the Inaugural Parade?
Thomas Jefferson
What state, in 1903, became the first state to select political candidates using a primary system?
Wisconsin
president's power to completely forgive a crime and its punishment
pardon
Who presides over the Electoral College vote counting in the Senate?
the Vice President
National Political Conventions usually meet during election years during which months?
July and August
formal statement of a party's position on current issues, drafted at the National Convention
platform
Who administers the Oath of Office to a newly elected president?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What "indirect" method of voting is used to select the President of the United States?
the Electoral College
president's office located in the West Wing of the White House
the Oval Office
What do all the following Presidents have in common?
George Washington, Andrew Jackson, US Grant, Zachary Taylor, Dwight Eisenhower
All were military heroes
America loves those heroes
States that do not have primaries usually use this method to select candidates for office?
caucuses
practice where a candidate chooses a running mate for specific ideology, geographical, ethnic
balance the ticket
Which president was the first to call for nationwide primaries to select presidential candidates?
Theodore Roosevelt
Number of members in the House of Representatives + Number of Senators
Presidential directives or actions that have the effect and force of laws
executive orders
How many votes in the Electoral College are needed to be elected President?
270
in an open primary, members of one party can vote for candidates of other parties
cross-over voting
If no one receives a majority of votes from the Electoral College, how is the winner of the election determined?
The House of Representatives decides
political party reps who pledge to nominate candidates for president at the party convention
delegates
California