Elections Quiz

Elections Quiz

• Question 1 out of 13

  On what day are most elections around the world held?

  Monday

  Tuesday

  Sunday

  Saturday

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• Question 2 out of 13

  For how long is a United States Senator voted to office?

  6 years

  4 years

  2 years

  8 years

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• Question 3 out of 13

  Historically, what occupation dictated when Election Day could be held?

  Teaching

  Farming

  Military

  Local Government

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• Question 4 out of 13

  What country charges about a $15 fine for not voting?

  Australia

  England

  France

  Canada

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• Question 5 out of 13

  How many members are there in the US Electoral College?

  100

  270

  538

  618

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• Question 6 out of 13

  What state uses automatic voter registration?

  Washington

  New York

  California

  Oregon

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• Question 7 out of 13

  What happens if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College in a Presidential Election?

  The House Votes

  The Senate Votes

  There is Another Election

  The Previous President Remains

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• Question 8 out of 13

  What country bans media coverage of election day until 7pm that night?

  Germany

  Mexico

  New Zealand

  Italy

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• Question 9 out of 13

  Do US Senators have a term limit?

  Yes

  No

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• Question 10 out of 13

  Many states used to restrict the purchase of what on Election Day?

  Cigarettes

  Medication

  Alcohol

  Clothing

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• Question 11 out of 13

  In the first election in the US only white men who owned property could vote. What percent of the population was this?

  30%

  23%

  14%

  6%

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• Question 12 out of 13

  Which US President is the only to ever receive 100% of the electoral college votes?

  Ronald Reagan

  George Washington

  Abraham Lincoln

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

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• Question 13 out of 13

  Which of the following US Presidents did NOT lose the popular vote?

  John Quincy Adams

  George W. Bush

  Rutherford B. Hayes

  Abraham Lincoln

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