Elections

Rules to be President

100

You must be this old in order to run for President of The United States.

What is 35

200

One must have been a legal resident of the United States for this long in order to run for President.

What is 14 years?

300

You must not be THIS, to run for president. Rather, you must be a natural born citizen.

What is an immigrant?

400

You may not run for president if you have already been elected this number of times.

What is 2?

500

Other than Donald Trump, this is the only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms. 

What is Grover Cleveland?

Election Vocab

100

This is the word for someone running for an elected office. 

What is a candidate?

200

This is a state in which the two parties have similar levels of support, which is important in determining the outcome of elections. 

What is a swing state?

300

This is the word for the person a presidential candidate selects as their future Vice President. 

What is a running mate?

400

This is a section of the ballot on which voters vote on specific issues and not on candidates. 

What is a ballot measure? 

500

This is the curtained area in which voters cast their votes in private. 

What is a voting booth?

Winning the Election

100

Rather than a majority vote, candidates try and win individual states based on the number of representatives and senators they have. these votes compose this.

What is the Electoral College?

200

This is what determines a state's number of electoral college votes. 

What is population?

300

This is the number of electoral college votes needed to win the election. 

What is 270?

400

In what election did Donald Trump win the electoral college vote but not the popular vote?

What is 2016?

500

This state, when won, gives the candidate the most votes.

What is California?

Candidates and Parties

100

This color represents the Republican party. 

What is red?

200

This is the mascot of the Democratic Party. 

What is a donkey? 

300

The governor of this state is the running mate of Kamala Harris. 

What is Minnesota?

400

The number of felony convictions received by Donald Trump. 

What is 34?

500

This position in the federal government has been held by J.D. Vance, the running mate of Donald Trump. 

What is Senator?

Miscellaneous

100

This man was the first President of the United States.

Who is George Washington?

200

This man was the first African-American to be elected as President.

Who is Barack Obama?

300

This person was the first woman to run for presidency.

Who is Hillary Clinton?

400

This is what the acronym POTUS stands for. 

What is President of the United States.

500

This part of the national government must certify the results of the election in January 2025. 

What is Congress?