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Electing A President
1.When Americans elect a
president they are actually
electing
2.
 Therefore electing a president-is it
 direct or indirect?
3.So fundamentally, the race
for
  The president is who can win the most-
electoral or
popular votes?
4.The next presidential
contest is
5.
The presidential race will start much
earlier than 2012 because each party
will select its lone representative
through conventions, caucuses and
_______________.
6.
 Pennsylvania holds its primary in the
winter or spring?
7.
 In the summer all of the parties hold a
 week long_____________in a major
 city where their candidate is “crowned,
 a running mate is selected and the
 party platform is unveiled.”
8.
 If you are an independent how many
 times do you vote in PA in a presidential
 election year?
9.
 On the other hand, if you are a member
 of a political party how many times do
 you vote in a presidential election year
 if you live in PA?
10.When is the general
election?
11.
 Is PA. an important state electorally?
12.
 If Tony gets 3 million votes and Teresa
 gets 3 million and one votes who gets
 all of PA’s 21 electoral votes?
13.To become president how
many electoral votes does a
candidate need?
170
270
250
320
14.
 In December, following the General
 Election all the electors of the winning
 candidate in PA will journey to
 _________ to cast their vote for
 whoever they choose, although they
 almost always follow the popular
 mandate.
15.
 If no candidate has 270 votes then the
 ___________selects the president.
Bonus
 Sometimes, the national popular vote
 does not match with state electoral
 numbers. When was the last time this
 situation occurred?
That would be ______

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Electing A President Individual Quiz

  • 2. 1.When Americans elect a president they are actually electing
  • 3. 2. Therefore electing a president-is it direct or indirect?
  • 4. 3.So fundamentally, the race for The president is who can win the most- electoral or popular votes?
  • 6. 5. The presidential race will start much earlier than 2012 because each party will select its lone representative through conventions, caucuses and _______________.
  • 7. 6. Pennsylvania holds its primary in the winter or spring?
  • 8. 7. In the summer all of the parties hold a week long_____________in a major city where their candidate is “crowned, a running mate is selected and the party platform is unveiled.”
  • 9. 8. If you are an independent how many times do you vote in PA in a presidential election year?
  • 10. 9. On the other hand, if you are a member of a political party how many times do you vote in a presidential election year if you live in PA?
  • 11. 10.When is the general election?
  • 12. 11. Is PA. an important state electorally?
  • 13. 12. If Tony gets 3 million votes and Teresa gets 3 million and one votes who gets all of PA’s 21 electoral votes?
  • 14. 13.To become president how many electoral votes does a candidate need? 170 270 250 320
  • 15. 14. In December, following the General Election all the electors of the winning candidate in PA will journey to _________ to cast their vote for whoever they choose, although they almost always follow the popular mandate.
  • 16. 15. If no candidate has 270 votes then the ___________selects the president.
  • 17. Bonus Sometimes, the national popular vote does not match with state electoral numbers. When was the last time this situation occurred?
  • 18. That would be ______