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100
When a new president is elected what date do they officially start their job as president?
What is January 20?
100
How did people vote before ballots existed?
In the early days, votes were not cast by a secret ballot but by raising hands or by voice. By the mid-1800s, some states were using paper ballots but voters or party leaders were responsible for bringing the ballots to the polls and the votes were public. Massachusetts was the first state to pass a law requiring ballots to be secret in 1888. The trend spread across the United States and in 1891, Kentucky was the last state to adopt this law.
100
How many room are in the white house?
What is 132 rooms.
100
A person who is trying to get elected what are they called.
What is a candidate.
100
Who is an elected official of a city or town?
What is the mayor!
200
How long do you have to live in the US to run for president?
What is 14 years.
200
How old do you have to be to vote for president.
What is 18.
200
What is the address of the White House?
What is 1600 Pennsylvania. Washington DC..
200
What do we call the process we use to choose a leader by voting?
What is an election.
200
The piece of paper a person marks their choice on when voting
What is a ballot.
300
What is the Day called that presidents are sworn in office as the new president of the United States?
Inauguration Day occurs every four years on January 20 (or January 21 if January 20 falls on a Sunday).
300
What is to be absent/not present for a vote.
What is an absentee.
An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station.
300
What president officially name the White House?
Who is President Theodore Roosevelt.
Officially named the White House in 1901 using an Executive Order. Before that, the building was known by several names, including the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion". The public first began calling it the "White House" in 1811
300
The animal symbol for the Republican Party?
Elephant
The Republican Party was formed in 1854 and six years later Abraham Lincoln became its first member elected to the White House. An image of an elephant was featured as a Republican symbol in at least one political cartoon and a newspaper illustration during the Civil War (when “seeing the elephant” was an expression used by soldiers to mean experiencing combat),
300
How many electoral votes do you need to become president?
A simple majority of electoral votes (270 or more) is required to elect the president and vice president.
400
The only president to never have an opponent
Who is George Washington.
400
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment, passed in 1919 and ratified in 1920, technically guaranteed women's suffrage in the United States after years of work from activists. However, many women of color remained unable to actually exercise their right to vote.
400
Why is the president office called the oval office?
What is because it has oval walls.
400
Animal Symbol for the Democratic party?
What is the donkey 
The origins of the Democratic donkey can be traced to the 1828 presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson. During that race, opponents of Jackson called him a jackass. However, rather than rejecting the label, Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who later served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, was amused by it and included an image of the animal in his campaign posters.
400
What is a swing state?
Swing states are those in US presidential elections that could potentially be won by either candidate. Also known as battleground states, these states are where presidential candidates focus their energy and resources throughout the campaign period.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
500
The two presidents who were assassinated.
JFK and Abraham Lincoln.
JFK...
November 22, 1963, Parkland Health, Dallas, TX
Lincoln
April 15, 1865, Petersen House, Washington, D.C.
500
How many terms can a president serve
What is 2 terms, 4 years each!
500
Who is the only US President to not live in the white house?
Who is George Washigton.
500
What is the meaning of the word oath?
What is a promise (as to perform official duties faithfully)
500
What are the two main political parties in the United States?
Who are the Republicans and Democratic.