Study

The Presidential Campaign

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

      Back   Restart
  • What is an alteration to the original text of the U.S. Constitution by which a modification, deletion or addition is accomplished.
    Constitutional Amendment
  • What is a set of principles, goals, or strategies that address what each party considers pressing political issues both domestic and foreign.
    Party Platform
  • What is the minimum age to run for President?
    35
  • When does the chosen Presidential candidate selects a running mate to be the Vice Presidential candidate.
    During the National Convention
  • When does Congress count the electoral votes?
    January, after the general election and after the electors cast their votes.
  • What are the requirements to be eligible to vote in NC?
    citizen of the United States, lived at the registered address for thirty days, be 18 YOA, not registered in another state, if a felon have privilege restored
  • What is a mini-election, where members of the same party vote in a statewide election for the candidate they want to represent them in the general election.
    Primary
  • How long must an individual have lived within the United States before running for President?
    14 years
  • What document sets forth the qualification requirements for a President of the United States?
    The U.S. Constitution
  • When do the electors cast their vote in the electoral college?
    December after the general election
  • Which Amendment granted American women the right to vote (also known as women’s suffrage) ending almost a century of protests.
    19th
  • Name some common issues of foreign policy
    Foreign policy (how we interact with the world) • Terrorism • Diplomacy • Military action • Promoting democracy abroad • Commerce and tariffs
  • Which Amendment ratified in 1868, guaranteed citizenship and equal civil and legal rights of all African Americans and emancipated slaves. It also ended the practice of counting slaves as three-fifths of a person.
    the 14th
  • How old do you need to be to vote for the President?
    18
  • Who was the only US President and vice-president NOT elected to power?
    Gerald Ford
  • How many electoral college votes does a candidate need in order to become President?
    a majority - which is 270
  • What is the day called when the President takes his office?
    Inauguration day
  • What is the name of the day on which the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses.
    super Tuesday
  • Name some important issues of domestic policy
    Domestic policy (how we interact with our own country) • Jobs and the economy • Health care • Education • Environment • Energy
  • What is the term for the right to vote in political elections.
    suffrage
  • Which Amendment did away with poll taxes
    24th
  • True or false: A person can be President if they were born outside of the US but have lived in the US for 14 years.
    False. Must have been born in the United States
  • This occurs when a group of members of the same party meet, discuss, and vote for a person they think will be the best party candidate.
    A caucas
  • When is election day?
    It is always the first Tuesday of November.
  • 1870, granted AfricanAmerican men over the age of 21 the right to vote by declaring that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race
    15th Amendment
  • Which Amendment gave residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. It was ratified in 1961.
    23rd
  • A forum where each party makes the results of all primaries and caucuses official and chooses a nominee to represent the political party in the Presidential election. The conventions are important media events that launch each platform
    The National Convention
    • Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.