Electoral College and Role of the President
A person must have lived in the US for _____ years in order to be President.
14
A President cannot serve more than _____ terms
2 terms = 8 years
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to get to WIN the Presidency?
270 to WIN!
What is the fewest number of electoral votes a state could have?
3
How old must a person be in order to be President in America?
35 years old
How long is a term for the Presidency?
4 years
How many TOTAL electoral votes are there in the Electoral College?
538
The qualifications and responsibilities of the Presidency are found in Article II of the __________.
Constitution
The President is the head of the _____ branch.
Executive
What is the "winner-take-all" system in the electoral college?
Most states have a "winner-take-all" system. This is when the candidate who wins the majority (most) of votes in a state wins ALL that state's electoral votes.
What month is the National Election Day?
November
The Legislative Branch is made of 2 house of Congress called _______ and ______.
Senate and House of Representatives
What day of the week are elections held on?
Tuesday
Electoral College
a system used to elect the president of the United States
How many Senators does each state have?
each state has 2 Senators which means there are 100 total Senators in the U.S.
Which vote determines the winner in an election? Is it the popular vote or electoral vote?
electoral vote
The PEOPLE who cast their vote for President are called __________
electors
How is the number of electoral votes for each state figured out?
it is equal to the number of Senators (2 per state) and the number of member in the House of Representatives.
The more people living in a state means
more electoral votes the states has
What are the 3 major qualifications to be president?
must be 35 years old, must be a resident (lived in the US) for the last 14 years and must be a US citizen
What does "winner take all" mean?
the candidate who gets most of the popular votes in a state, gets ALL the electoral votes in that state
What is Inauguration Day?
the candidate who wins the election is "sworn in" as President which means the new President promises to do his/her best job and to protect the United States. It happens every 4 years on January 20th in Washington, DC.
The number of electoral votes is based on
the number of people living in that state. So more people = more electoral votes!
What is the popular vote?
the people in every state voting for the person they want to win the election
The total number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is based on?
the state's population (the number of people living in the state).