Elections and the Electoral Process

The President is selected by

• the popular vote

• the electoral college

• political parties

• lobbyists

How often are Presidential elections held?

• every 2 years

• every 6 years

• every 4 years

• when political parties decide to nominate new candidates

In all races EXCEPT the Presidential race, candidates win by winning the majority of the popular vote. True/False

• True

• False

If a Presidential Election is particularly close, the following will happen:

• A recount will be ordered

• The Superior Court will make a ruling declaring the winner

• Congress will decide which votes should be certified

Proposed state laws or state constitutional amendments that the public will vote on are called:

• propositions

• referendums

• statutory laws

• civil laws

What is a referendum?

• an election to remove an official from office

• the majority of electoral college votes in an election

• a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law

__________________ is the system where whichever candidate gets the majority of the vote in a state gets all of the electoral college votes for that state

• winner take all

• electoral college

• primary convention

• National Conventions

The minimum number of electoral votes a president must obtain to win an election

• 538

• 51

• the majority

• 270

Campaign strategy where candidates go from door to door handing out campaign information

• advertising

• polling

• canvassing

• PACS

funds given directly to candidates or political parties are called

• hard money

• soft money