Presidential Election Process

The general term used to describe a qualified person who is running for elected office

• Delegate

• Candidate

• Running mate

• Incumbent

The process by which a group of official electors are formally empowered to elect the U.S. president/vice president-- based on their home states' popular vote

• Electoral Majority

• Electoral Cast-Off

• Electoral Delegation

• Electoral College

The total number of votes a candidate receives from the registered voters within each state

• The popular vote

• The electoral vote

A presidential election is held every ______ years

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

How many total electors are there in the electoral college?

• 2

• 11

• 538

• 270

What do the numbers on this map mean?

• the population of the state

• the number of electors in the state

• the number of senators in the state

• the number of government jobs in the state

On an electoral map, the Democratic Party is shown as the color...

• red

• blue

• purple

• green

On an electoral map, the Republican Party is shown as the color...

• red

• blue

• green

• purple

How many electoral votes does a candidate need in order to win the presidency?

• 100

• 270

• 538

• 672

When states gives all electoral votes to the popular vote winner, this is known as.....

• Proportional System

• Winner Take All

• Unanimous System

• Electoral College system