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US Election Quiz
Try to find the right answers to the questions below. Page 34 in TOPIC will help you!
1. When will the next presidential elections in the US take place?
a) 2 November
b) 8 November
c) 14 November
d) 20 November
2. Which of these political offices has Hillary Clinton held already?
a) none
b) governor
c) Senator
d) General
3. When was Bill Clinton’s presidency?
a) 1989–2003
b) 1993–2001
d) 2009–2016
c) 2001–2009
4. Under which president did Hillary Clinton serve as a Secretary of State?
a) Barack Obama
b) George W. Bush
c) George H. W. Bush
d) Ronald Reagan
5. How many presidents have there been before this new one?
a) 41
b) 42
c) 43
d) 44
6. How much money does the US president own?
a) about $300,000
b) about $400,000
d) about $600,000
c) about $500,000
7. How old do you have to be to have a chance of becoming president of the US?
a) at least 25
b) at least 30
c) at least 35
d) at least 40
Step-by-Step
electors
federal judge
president
candidate
primaries
How is the US president elected? Choose the words from the box on the left.
There is one extra word which you do not need. Page 34 in TOPIC will help you!
STEP 1
February–June 2016:
The political parties hold
their
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STEP 2
July 2016:
The parties each
nominate their official
STEP 3
November 2016:
The public votes for
certain
. for the presidential election.
STEP 4
December 2016:
The new
. is officially elected.
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Listening exercise
Listen to the audio and do the tasks.
Tip: Before you listen, read the text and questions carefully. It will help you find the right answers.
Listening exercise: Election Facts
Elections produce a number of interesting facts. Listen to the statistics and tick only the statements that
are true.
Election Fact
True?
Elections are held in autumn in order to make it difficult for farmers to have time to vote.
The first US president to have also been born in the United States was elected in 1837.
Victoria Woodhull became the first female president in 1872.
The Green party’s presidential candidate for this election is called Jill Stein.
Ronald Reagan was both the oldest and the only divorced US president.
John Kennedy was only 40 when he became president.
Abraham Lincoln was over 190 centimetres tall!
8 presidents have been killed in office.
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Redaktion: Mag. Roberta Hofer © JUNGÖSTERREICH Zeitschriftenverlag, Innsbruck