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Election Potpourri
100

These are the two major political parties.

Democrats and Republicans

100

This candidate is running for president as the Republican nominee.

Who is Donald J. Trump?

100

We elect a president every __ years.

Four.

100

This was the first president of the United States.

Who is George Washington?

100

This top office is (still) up for grabs.

What is the presidency?

200

These are considered "smaller" or "other" political parties in the U.S. (name one)

Green, U.S. Taxpayers, Libertarian, Working Class, Natural Law

200

This candidate is running for president as the Democratic nominee.

Who is Joseph R. Biden?

200

There are this many members of the U.S. Senate.

What is 100?

200

The 44th President of the United States was also our first black president.

Who is Barack Obama.

200

This is a type of ballot you request when you are unable to vote in person.

What is an absentee ballot?

300

This is a group of people with similar ideas about how to run the government.

What is a political party?

300

This Michigan Senator won his re-election.

Who is Gary Peters?

300

Senators are elected every __ years.

Six.

300

Because of the election of this president, South Carolina seceded from the Union.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

Name one state that has not voted Democratic in Presidential elections in the last 20 years.

West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Alaska.

400

This animal represents the Republican party.

What is an elephant?

400

This is the Republican who won the seat in Congress for Michigan's 3rd district.

Who is Peter Meijer?

400

There are this many members of the House of Representatives. 

435.

400

This President led the United States after 9/11 and went to war with Iraq.

Who is George W. Bush?

400

This is how old you need to be to submit a ballot in the United States.

What is 18?

500

Because of this president, the Democrat's animal is the donkey.

Who is Andrew Jackson.

500

These are the two vice-presidential candidates.

Who are Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.

500
Candidates for president need this many electoral votes to win.

270.

500

President Obama said, "Pundits... slice and dice our country into" these types 2 types of states.

What are red and blue.

500

This city was ALMOST the capitol of Michigan.

What is Marshall!

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