The 2020 US presidential election
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- 9. US citizens cast their vote in a ............. box or use a voting machine to elect the new president.
- 12. The US president has to be at least .......... years old.
- 13. When people cast their vote, they are actually voting for a group of people called .............. .
- 14. Each party holds a national ............... to select a final presidential nominee.
- 15. In a ............, party members select the best candidate through a series of discussions and votes.
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- 1. January 20 marks the start of the new president’s four-year term, which is called the ...............
- 2. The new commander-in-chief takes the oath of office on the steps of the U.S. .............. .
- 3. Every state has a certain number of votes in the College. The number depends on the state’s population. ................ has the biggest population, so it has 55 votes.
- 4. "I do faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and I will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the ................. of the United States".
- 5. In a .............., party members vote for the best candidate that will represent them in the general election.
- 6. The ................ who gets more than half (270) wins the election.
- 7. He was the only person to be President for more than two terms.
- 8. Americans do not elect their President directly. The Electoral .............. elects the president.
- 10. You can only be President for ............ years.
- 11. The election takes place on the first .............. after the first Monday in November.