Congress
Each state has 2 members in this house of Congress
What is the Senate?
What is the name of the political party our current president belongs to?
What is the Republican Party?
This is the first step in running for President of the United States
What is declare my candidacy?
The number of electoral votes needed to win the election
What is 270?
Most states are winner take all when it comes to electoral votes, but these 2 states allow candidates to split electoral votes
What are Maine and Nebraska?
The number of representatives in this house of Congress is based on the population of each state
What is the House of Representatives?
The name of the other major political party in the United States (think Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden?)
What is the Democratic Party?
Before I receive my party's nomination I must first win this election
What is the primary election?
TRUE/FALSE. As an elector, I HAVE to vote for the party I represent.
What is False.
A statement of a political party’s views on important issues and policies. What are these issues and policies called
What is Platform? Plank
When you add the number of Senators and Representatives your state has it is equal to the number of _________________ votes your state gets in the presidential election.
What is an electoral vote?
Winning the primaries is not the end of the ________ of becoming a presidential candidate.
What is process?
When running for president I may tour the country and give speeches, participate in debates, and run ads on TV and radio. This process is called________
What is campaigning?
If I have less than _______ votes from the Electoral College during the presidential election, I can't win.
What is 270
Define Electoral College
What is a group of all the electors?
The election of 1824 was determined by the House of Representatives. This candidate won that election
Who was John Quincy Adams?
To win the nomination, a ___________ must receive a majority of the convention delegates' votes.
What is candidate?
If I receive my party's nomination I will run in the general election held in this month
What is November?
The total number of electoral votes is 538. 100 of those come from the number of US Senators and 435 come from the number of US representatives. The other 3 votes are awarded to this district that has no political representation in Congress
What is Washington DC?
A party _________ is a set of principles, goals, and strategies designed to address pressing political issues.
What is platform?
Which house of Congress chooses the Vice President if no candidate receives a majority votes?
What is the Senate?
Vice ____________ candidates are usually chosen for their ability to win votes.
What is Presidential?
After citizens have cast their vote the President will be determined when this group of delegates meets to cast their votes
What is the Electoral College?
True/False. As a United States citizen living in the overseas, I can vote for the President during the presidential election.
What is TRUE?
During the presidential election, I get chosen by my state to vote for the president and vice president. Who am I?
Who is the elector?