The American Elections: A Quiz

1.What is the name of the current President of the United States?
Barack Hussein Obama.

2.What are the two main parties in the US?
Republican Party and Democratic Party

3.What are the symbols of these two parties?

Republican symbol

Democratic symbol

4.Give the names of this year’s candidates and their respective party
Democratic Party: Barack Hussein Obama.
Republican Party: Sen. John McCain

5.Give the names of this year's candidates and they respective party.
Barack Obama: Democratic Party
John McCain: Republican Party

6.How often do presidential elections take place?
Every four years

7.In Spain , voters go to the polls to elect the president whereas in America voters go to the polls to elect the Electoral College. According to you, what do the electors of the Electoral college do ?
Rather than directly voting for the president cast votes for elections

8.How many people are there in the Electoral College?
583 colectors

10.What do you call the team formed by the candidates for presidency and vice-presidency?
Ticket

11.What will be the date of the Presidential election this year?
4 November

12.When does the President deliver his first presidential speech (give the date).
20/01/09

13.Where does the President of the US live?In what city?
In the Whitehouse. In Whashington.