Voting
Nominations
Campaigning
Dates
Election
100

Who chooses the president?

electoral college

100

What is the purpose of the nominee's acceptance speech?

To bring the party together to support the nominees


100

What is the aim of a political campaign?

To gather public support for a candidate

100

When are the electoral votes counted?

Jan. 6

100

Where did a recount controversy happen in the 2000 Presidential election?

Florida

200

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

To cast the actual votes for president

200

Define Nominee

The person who is chosen to run as a party's candidate in the national election

200

Define campaign

A collection of all the efforts a candidate makes to win an election


200

What marks the culmination of the efforts made during a campaign?

Election Day in November

200

What is the purpose of a recount in an election?

To ensure the correct winner is declared

300

What is the popular vote?

the public vote (the people)

300

What happens at the national conventions of political parties

Debate on national policies and laws

300

What do political cartoons often use to represent parties in the U.S?

donkey and the elephant

300

When is election day?

the Tuesday after the first Monday in November

300

What decision did the U.S. Supreme Court make in the 2000 recount controversy?

Get those ballots out and count again! Bush ends up behind in the recount of ballots. Gore wins!


400

How do people vote for the presidential candidate in the national election?

By secret ballot in the election

400

What do delegates do at national conventions?

Vote for the candidate the state party supports

400

What is the first public step a presidential candidate must take?

Declaring

400

What is the specific day for presidential and congressional elections set by an act of Congress?

The Monday after the first Wednesday in November

400

How are candidates for larger political parties chosen?

At party conventions at local, state, and national levels

500

What happens in case no candidate receives an absolute majority of votes?

The Speaker of the House becomes president

500

What is the caucus system?

meetings where party leaders choose candidates 

500

What is the primary election?

people vote for the candidate they want representing their party 

500

When do electors meet at their state capitols to cast their ballots?

The Monday after the first Wednesday in November


500

What number represents the absolute majority?

270 out of 538