The American President - Multiple Choice Test

Primaries decide
1. who should be a party's candidate for the election
2. who should be a party representative in Congress
3. who should be Vice President
4. who should be the head of the party
The general election is always held in
1. November
2. August
3. January
4. May
American presidential elections take place every
1. four years
2. six years
3. three years
4. five years
In a party convention
1. the party selects its candidate for president
2. the two candidates running for the White House are presented
3. R epublicans and Democrats choose the date of the election
4. the candidates receive their electoral votes
In the 2000 presidential election
1. Al Gore received more popular votes than George Bush
2. some voting machines broke down
3. George Bush became President because the Supreme Court elected him
4. the votes in Florida were not counted
In the US the president is elected
1. indirectly through the Electoral College
2. indirectly through Congress
3. indirectly through the state government
4. indirectly through the Supreme Court
Members of Congress are elected
1. every two years
2. every four years
3. every three years
4. every six years
The state with the most electoral votes is
1. Cailfornia
2. Texas
3. New York
4. the District of Columbia
The members of the Supreme Court are chosen
1. by the President
2. by the Cabinet
3. by Congress
4. by the people
In the Electoral College
1. states have a different number of votes depending on the population
2. each state has two votes
3. bigger states have the same number of votes as smaller states
4. the smaller states are not represented

The American President - Multiple Choice Test

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