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U.S. Presidential Elections. How does it work?

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Test your knowledge of the American Presidential Elections!
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U.S. Presidential Elections. How does it work?

Test your knowledge of the American Presidential Elections!

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To run for President of the United States of America, you must :

have lived in the USA for at least 5 years
become a naturalized American
be born in America
have lived at least 14 years in the U.S.
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That's why actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California, couldn't run for president because he was born in Austria.

The U.S. President is elected for a term of ... ?

4 ans
7 ans
5 years
2 ans
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In the United States it's 4 years, in France it's 5: a quinquennium.

By definition, a quinquennium is a period of five years.

How old must be the U.S. President ?

at least 35 years
there is no age limit
at least 18 years
at most 70 years

The US president is limited to serving how many terms ?

4 terms
1 term
2 terms
there is no limit
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Under the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a president is limited to serving two elected four-year terms.

This provision was introduced in 1951, following Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four terms in office.

Primary elections are held to designate in each state . . .

the congress members
the electors
the candidates
the delegates who will elect each party's candidate.
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In the United States, these state-level elections are generally referred to as the “presidential primaries” (often paired with caucuses in states that use those instead). During these primaries (and caucuses), voters select delegates who will then formally nominate each party’s presidential candidate at the national party conventions.

To win the presidential election, the candidate must . . .

earn a majority of the votes in the Electoral College
get the majority of the votes
earn the majority of the votes from Congress
get the majority of the seats in the House of Representatives

The total number of votes in the Electoral College is :

500
538
225
102
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In order to win a U.S. presidential election, a candidate must earn a majority of the votes in the Electoral College—currently, 270 out of the total 538 electoral votes.

To be elected, the candidate must obtain a majority of :

2/3 of the votes
270 votes
250 votes
100 votes

Each state has a defined number of electoral votes. The number depends:

on the state's wealth
on the state's surface area
on the number of inhabitants
on the number of voters
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Each state has a different number of electoral votes:

In 2020: e.g. 29 for Florida, Alaska 4, 55 in California

The U.S. presidential election is based on ______ suffrage.

capacitist suffrage
proportional
universal and indirect
universal and direct
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- restricted, if it is limited to a category of population according to its income (censal suffrage) or its level of knowledge (capacitive suffrage);

- universal, if all adult citizens vote;

- direct, if the elector himself votes for a candidate;

- indirect, if the candidate is elected by an electoral college, itself designated directly by the citizens.

What happens if two candidates tie?

We draw straws
A new vote is organized
The House of Representatives is the tie-breaker
Supreme Court names the winner
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In the context of a U.S. presidential election, if two candidates end up tied in the Electoral College vote—or if no candidate achieves the required majority of 270 electoral votes—the Constitution provides a clear procedure:

1) The House of Representatives Chooses the President

2) The Senate Chooses the Vice President

This process is outlined primarily in the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The President will take office ____ at noon on Inauguration Day.

January 20 following the vote
January 1
December 25
4 weeks after the vote

The President has a Vice President. What is his role?

He is President of the Senate
He is President of the Supreme Court
He is the Head of Defense
He replaces the President if necessary (illness, death).
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The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official, serving directly under the President. They act as President of the Senate and can cast a tie-breaking vote when necessary. Additionally, the Vice President assumes the presidency if the President becomes unable to serve.

In all states except ____ and ____, the winner of the election wins his or her electors.

du Maine
of California
Nebraska
de la Pennsylvanie
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Maine and Nebraska distribute their electoral votes in proportion to the statewide vote.
The other states are winner-take-all, meaning that the party of the candidate who comes out on top in a state wins all the electors in that state.

On January 20 following the election, the new President is sworn in on ____ .

the Quran
the Bible
the Constitution
the Declaration of Human Rights
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There is no constitutional requirement in the United States that a president use the Bible when taking the oath. While it is traditional for most presidents to be sworn in on a Bible, each incoming president is free to choose any sacred text—or no text at all—for their oath of office.

For instance, a Hindu or Muslim president could opt to use a copy of their own sacred scripture if they wished.

John Quincy Adams (1825) placed his hand on a law book, Theodore Roosevelt (1901) did not use a Bible and Lyndon B. Johnson (1963) was sworn in aboard Air Force One using a Roman Catholic missal that was on hand, rather than a Bible.

Since when have black men (not women) been allowed to vote?

1789
1944
1965
1870
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In theory, black men have been able to vote since 1870, but in practice, in the south of the country, many blacks were excluded from the right to vote until 1965.

Since when have black women the right to vote?

1870
1945
1901
1920
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Legally, Black women in the United States gained the right to vote in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which prohibited denying the right to vote on the basis of sex.

However, in practice—especially in many Southern states—racist laws and intimidation tactics barred most Black women (and men) from actually voting until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which provided federal enforcement to protect their suffrage rights.

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