Political Parties
Political parties that are not the two major parties are called:
3rd Parties
How many Electoral Votes are there overall? How many Electoral Votes are needed to win an election?
538 Total
270 to Win
What month does the U.S. election take place in?
November
How many Amendments are there?
27
A group of people who join together because they share many ideas about what government should do:
Political Party
Who was the first Republican president?
Abraham Lincoln
What is mandatory before you vote?
Register to vote
What is a “swing state”?
A state that switches political parties in elections
This Amendment gave women the right to vote:
19th Amendment
This Amendment gave the right to vote to any male, regardless of race:
15th Amendment
Who was the first Democratic president?
Andrew Jackson
What is suffrage?
This is the right to vote
A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen (one for each party)
Primary
This Amendment set the minimum voting age to 18:
26th Amendment
Democrats and Republicans each have about how many candidates to initially consider to nominate their party for a presidential election:
10
The first two political parties were:
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Who was the largest group of voters in the last few elections? (18-29), (30-45), (46-64), (65 and older)
65 and older
After the primaries, each party officially nominates their presidential candidate at:
The National Party Convention
This Amendment banned a poll tax to vote:
24th Amendment
How many Democratic presidents have there been?
How many Republican presidents have there been?
D-16
R-19
What are 3 differences between Republicans and Democrats?
Answers will vary
What are 3 mandatory requirements to vote in the U.S.? (Except for being 18)
•A citizen of the U.S.
• Registered at least 15 days before the election
• Not in prison or on parole for a felony
• Not found mentally incompetent
What is the difference between open and closed primaries?
Open: A voter may choose to participate in whichever primary they choose, regardless of their registered party preference
Closed: A voter must be registered with a party in order to vote in their primary
This Amendment gave Washington D.C. 3 Electoral Votes:
23rd Amendment
If a candidate wins an elections, what are the called from the time they win in November until the time they take over as president:
President-Elect