Vocab
A great majority of votes for one side is known as a __________.
Landslide
The Presidential position has predominantly been dominated by _______ _______.
white males
What is the maximum number of years a president can serve?
10 years
Which state has the most electoral votes and which state has the least?
California Most
Wyoming Least
Completed in 1884, this is the oldest monument in D.C.
The Washington Monument
A __________ is an event held before an election where members of the party go to the polls and vote on which candidate they want to see earn their party’s nomination.
Primary
In order to become president one must be a natural-born U.S. Citizen.
True
True or False, The current presidential salary is $350,000
False: $400,000
When campaigning, candidates focus on what kind of states?
Swing States
What numbered constitutional amendment saw the abolishment of slavery?
13th Amendment
__________ ___________ is the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy.
Presidential Succession
Which negative characteristic has made winning a presidential election more difficult?
Holding extreme political beliefs
After the Vice President, who is the next in the line of presidential succession?
The Speaker of the House
Candidates need _____ electoral votes to win majority.
270 votes
This 1863 battle is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War and was followed by a famous presidential event.
Battle of Gettysburg
The ___________ _________ is an institution that is composed of a set of electors who are chosen to elect a president and vice president into office every four years.
Electoral College
In order to become president you must be at least ___ years old.
35
Who is the only president who was not elected president or vice president?
Gerald Ford
Which 2 states do not use the Winner-Take-All System?
Nebraska and Maine
This president resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
The _______ ________ _______system used by the Electoral College in almost every state in which the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a given state wins all the electoral votes for that state.
Winner-Take-All
Who was the first female major party nominee?
Hillary Clinton
Under what 2 circumstances can and will the vice president take over presidential duties?
Explain how the president is elected if they do not achieve majority of elector votes.
Each state comes together and house of reps place a a singular vote per state. First candidate to 25+ votes wins.
Which President famously sent atomic bombs to Japan in an attempt to end WWII?
Harry S. Truman