Election Background Quiz

Based on the articles from Election 2008: How We Elect the President.

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Take this quiz and see how well you did! The 10 questions below are based on the articles from Election 2008: How We Elect the President. For each question, click the circle next to your answer. At the end of the quiz, click "score my quiz."

1

To be elected President of the United States, a candidate must receive _____ electoral votes.

1. 266
2. 270
3. 271
4. 279

2

The voting of the people is called the _______ vote.

1. electoral
2. popular
3. majority
4. state

3

The first political party in the United States was called the ________ Party.

1. Democratic
2. Republican
3. Federalist
4. Colonialist

4

The Green Party formed as a result of the _______ movement.

1. feminist
2. environmental
3. equal rights
4. civil rights

5

To serve as President of the United States, a candidate must be at least ___ years old.

1. 35
2. 40
3. 45
4. 50

6

Americans vote for the U.S. President on Election Day, which occurs every four years in early _______.

1. September
2. October
3. November
4. December

7

The first primary was held in _________ in 1868.

1. Virginia
2. Georgia
3. Massachusetts
4. Pennsylvania

8

Voters in the United States must be at least ____ years old.

1. 16
2. 18
3. 20
4. 21

9

The 19th Amendment gave ______ the right to vote.

1. African Americans
2. Women
3. 18-year-olds
4. the elderly

10

Americans can vote by mail by submitting ______ ballots.

1. airmail
2. absentee
3. electronic
4. handwritten