US presidential elections 2024

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Elections 2024

Today

• Democrats vs Republicans
• Election Day facts
• How do the elections work (simplified)?
• Trump vs Harris 

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

How often are the US elections?

1. Every 2 years
2. Every 4 years
3. Every 3 years
4. Every 5 years

What's the legal voting age in the US?

1. 18
2. 21
3. 20
4. 16

How many states do the US consist of?

1. 50
2. 52
3. 48
4. 51

Where's the White House?

1. Los Angeles
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Washington D.C.

What does 'D.C.' stand for in Washington D.C.?

1. District of Columbia
2. Detective Comics
3. Delaware Capital
4. Democratic City

Inhabitants of the USA vote for..

1. Electors
2. The presidential candidate

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to become President of the United States?

1. You must be over 35 years old
2. You must be born in the US
3. You must be married, so there is a First Lady/ Gentleman
4. You must have lived in the US for at least 14 years

Who is this man?

1. Donald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance
2. Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee
3. Joe Biden
4. Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz

Riddle me this...

A presidential candidate can have the most popular votes (votes from the people), but still lose the election. How?

It all comes down to the electoral votes (number of electors per state).

A candidate needs the majority of the electoral votes to win the election.

How many electors do they need to win to become the next president?

1. At least 265
2. At least 270
3. At least 275
4. At least 280

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 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

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

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American Presidents...

A bit weird...? Or just humans?

Who seemed as happy as a child when allowed to go on a truck?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who is loved for his/her laugh? But is also parodied a lot?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who used the "f-word" in a speech?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

who entered an aeroplane, with toilet paper stuck to his/her shoe?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who has a TikTok account?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who claimed during a debate that immigrants eat cats and dogs?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who used an AI-generated photo of Taylor Swift during his/her campaign?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Did you know...?

There was a third candidate

Shiva Ayyadurai (Independent party)

"...an Indian-American engineer, entrepreneur, and anti-vaccine activist. He has become known for promoting conspiracy theories, [...], and unfounded medical claims." (Wikipedia)

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Who did you think would win the elections?

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