Presidential Election Process

Presidential elections in the U.S. are an example of:

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

What decides presidential elections in the US?

• Electoral Votes

• Popular Votes

• Ranked-Choice Voting

• Plurality Voting

Which states have more electoral votes?

• Larger States

• Smaller States

• All states have the same number of votes

• Electoral Votes don't matter

The winner of the Popular Vote:

• Won the most electoral votes

• Won the most states

• Won the most overall votes nationwide.

• Was the winner of the last election

A person running for President is called a(n)

• President

• Secretary

• Hopeful

• Candidate

Once a candidate has been officially been selected by their party, the candidate is called a(n):

• Nominee

• Candidate

• Party

• President

States that generally vote for the same political party each election are called:

• Swing States

• Safe States

• Large States

• Small States

States that might vote for either political party each election are called:

• Swing States

• Safe States

• Large States

• Small States

Does the winner of overall most votes in the presidential election win?

• YES

• NO

Presidential elections are always held the first Tuesday of:

• October

• September

• November

• December