What do you know about the American general elections? What is a primary? How many presidents preceded Joe Biden? What is the legal voting age in the United States?
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1 point(s)How often are American presidential elections held?
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3 point(s)Which are the THREE qualifications set for holding the presidency? To serve as president,
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2 point(s)In the USA two political parties have won every presidential election since 1852.
What are these TWO political parties called?
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1 point(s)The first American president was
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1 point(s)The office of President of the United States was established in 1789.
Joe Biden is the
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1 point(s)I. The maximum number of terms an elected American president can serve is three.
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2 point(s)Both the Republican and Democratic party have their own symbols.
Match the political party to the correct symbol.
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- Republican Party
- Democratic Party
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4 point(s)During the American elections you hear terms you don’t hear every day. Do you know which is which?
Match the word with the correct description.Sort elements
- caucus / primary
- convention
- ballot
- inauguration
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A system of state-level elections in which presidential candidates are chosen.
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The meeting where the presidential nominee and his/her running mate are officially nominated.
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A system of secret voting.
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The ceremony that marks the start of the new president's term of office.
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4 point(s)Drag and drop the last four American president in chronological order (start with the incumbent / present one).
The answers may be in the correct order already. However, not changing the order, will render the notification “You must answer this question”. What to do? Switch two answers back and forth and everything will be well.
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George W. Bush
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Donald Trump
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Barack Obama
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Joe Biden
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1 point(s)I You must be at least 21 years old to vote in the United States.
II To vote in the Unites States, you must be registered to vote.CorrectIncorrect -
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1 point(s)American citizens living abroad or service members stationed overseas, can vote in US elections.
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1 point(s)The general elections are held on
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4 point(s)The American election process can be divided into 4 steps.
Drag and drop these four steps in chronological order (start with the first step and end with the last).The answers may be in the correct order already. However, not changing the order, will render the notification “You must answer this question”. What to do? Switch two answers back and forth and everything will be well.
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Election Day, on the first Tuesday (after the first Monday) in November
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the new president is sworn in on inauguration day
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a series of presidential primary elections and caucuses held in each state
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the presidential nominating conventions
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2 point(s)In the USA the president and vice president are indirectly elected. American voters elect the Electoral College, whose electors then elect the president. An absolute majority of at least 270 electoral votes is required to become the president. However, the Electoral College vote may not agree with the popular vote.
For example, more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Trump in 2016, but Trump became president because he received the majority in the Electoral College.
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Fill in the missing words in the sentence below:
This voting system is called First Past the or the takes all.
The video below explains how this system of indirect election works.
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1 point(s)If an American president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the vice president will succeed him/her.
Who is the present or incumbent vice president?CorrectIncorrect
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