Presidential elections
Presidential elections in the U.S. are held during this month.
What is November?
This branch of government holds the judicial power in the U.S.
What is the Supreme Court?
This number of electoral votes is needed to win the U.S. presidency.
What is 270?
U.S. citizens vote for the President every this many years.
What is 4 years?
These two political parties dominate U.S. elections.
What are the Republican and Democratic parties?
This is the length of a U.S. President's term in office.
What is 4 years?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Each state has this number of electors in the Electoral College.
What is the number of Representatives and Senators combined?
This day of the week is traditionally when U.S. elections are held.
This term describes states that could swing either Republican or Democratic in an election.
What are swing states?
A President can serve a maximum of this many terms.
What is 2 terms?
This branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This group of individuals officially elects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
When voters cast their ballots for President, they are actually selecting these representatives.
What are electors?
This is the name of the Republican Party’s very right-wing, conservative group.
What is the Freedom Caucus?
During this type of election, 1/3 of the Senate and all members of the House of Representatives are up for election.
What is a midterm election?
This branch of government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Electors from each state cast their votes in this location.
What are the state capitals?
This type of system is used in most states, where the candidate with the most votes wins all electoral votes.
What is the winner-takes-all system?
This practice involves redrawing electoral districts to benefit a particular political party.
What is gerrymandering?
This principle makes it nearly impossible for third parties to win presidential elections in the U.S.
What is winner-take-all?
The Electoral College is part of this branch of government.
What is the Executive Branch?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, this body selects the President.
What is the House of Representatives?
The popular vote in this state has a significant influence due to the large number of electoral votes it holds.
What is California?
This term describes the voting method where the candidate who wins the most votes in a state gets all the electoral votes.
What is the winner-take-all system?