Election Day 2020 - NC-946

Question 1

Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

Accepted Answer

Francis Scott Key

Question 2

The name of the office within the White House that the President works in is called the what?

Accepted Answer

Oval Office

Question 3

Candidates for the presidency of a particular party are chosen through which systems?

Accepted Answer

Caucuses & Primaries

Question 4

What day is traditionally election day when the people vote for someone to be selected as president?

Accepted Answer

Every 4 years on Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Question 5

National Flag Day was made official in what year?

Accepted Answer

1949

Question 6

After a census is completed, what could possibly happen to the number of electoral votes in a state?

Accepted Answer

States may gain or lose electoral votes based on the population size.

Question 7

In a closed primary, a republican can vote for a democrat or vice versa.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What are the two main political parties?

Accepted Answer

Democrats & Republicans

Question 9

How often does an election for the presidency of the United States take place?

Accepted Answer

Every 4 years.

Question 10

What is the minimum age someone is allowed to vote nationally in the United States?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 11

Caucuses are ran by...

Accepted Answer

political parties

Question 12

The number of electors given to each state is based on what?

Accepted Answer

The population size of the state.

Question 13

What is the magic number a presidential candidate must achieve in order to be declared the winner of the election?

Accepted Answer

270

Question 14

What document, in article II section 1 clause II, specifies how many electors each state is entitled to have?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Constitution

Question 15

The number of stars on the U.S. flag should always match what?

Accepted Answer

The number of states

Question 16

In what month do the electors officially vote for the president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

December

Question 17

The first official national flag was approved by which group?

Accepted Answer

Continental Congress

Question 18

In an open primary, anyone can cast a ballot without declaring party affiliation?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

How many stripes are on our U.S. flag?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 20

There are certain states with a known history of voting for a particular party. These states are known as what?

Accepted Answer

Safe States

Question 21

The body or group of people that is made up of the electoral electors is called the what?

Accepted Answer

Electoral College

Question 22

What are the two main types of primaries?

Accepted Answer

Open and Closed

Question 23

The original design of the U.S. flag had how many stars and what did they represent?

Accepted Answer

13 stars representing the 13 colonies

Question 24

The addition of which two states caused the stars to be reconfigured on the U.S. flag?

Accepted Answer

Alaska & Hawaii

Question 25

Which President regulated the proportions of the U.S. Flag?

Accepted Answer

President Taft

Question 26

Which Quaker seamstress is commonly known as having sewn the original U.S. flag?

Accepted Answer

Betsy Ross

Question 27

After caucuses and primaries are over, what normally happens next?

Accepted Answer

National Convention

Question 28

Primaries are ran by...

Accepted Answer

the state

Question 29

What are the two biggest political parties in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Republicans and Democrats

Question 30

The purpose of caucuses and primaries is to what?

Accepted Answer

To select a delegate to represent their political party.

Question 31

What group of people from each state formally elect the president and vice president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Electoral College

Question 32

Since 1964 there have been how many electors in each presidential election?

Accepted Answer

538

Question 33

States that are teetering between parties are called what?

Accepted Answer

Swing States or Battle Ground States

Question 34

What date is National Flag Day?

Accepted Answer

June 14

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