U.S. elections

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US ELECTIONS

The process explained

Electing a president is a complicated process in the U.S. It is not just a matter of who has the the most votes. The election is based on a system in which candidates need to win states. In this session you will have a look at this complicated process. 

Each state has the same amount of electors.

1. False
2. True

If you receive the most votes in a state, you win all the electors of that state.

1. False
2. True

the number of electors for each state is

1. equal to the number of inhabitants that state has plus 2 senators
2. equal to the number of disctricts of that state
3. equal to the number of inhabitants that state
4. equal to the number of disctricts of that state plus 2 senators

The president and vice-president are elected at the same time.

1. False
2. True

If an american president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the vice-president will succeed him. Who is the present vice-president?

1. Joe Biden
2. Dick Cheney
3. Kamala Harris
4. Barack Obama

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presidental primary elections and caucus

presidental nomination conventions

election day

Inauguration Day

If you win the most states, you win the elections.

1. False
2. True

If you receive the most votes throughout the entire country, you win the elections.

1. False
2. True

The office of president was established in 1789 and Biden is the

1. 46th president
2. 46th president
3. 56th president

Study tip  - word families

Example = election (noun), elect (verb), electoral (adjective)

Noticing patterns like this can help you work out the meaning of new words

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1. People in the USA
                   to elect a new                           every four years.

2. The last U.S. presidential                     was held in 2016.

3. The U.S. presidential elections aren’t won by                           vote.

4. U.S. presidential elections are decided by the number of votes cast in individual                            .

5. On election day citizens go to a voting center and            their vote for the candidate of their choice.

6. The amount of influence a state has is measured by the size of its                          .

7. A person who stands for election is known as a                        .

8. A candidate needs more than half of the total number of                                     to win the presidency.

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