Electoral & Economic Literacy Survey Question Title 1. How important do you feel it is to understand the election process in the U.S.? Extremely important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important OK Question Title 2. What is the Electoral College? A group of government officials who monitor the election process A school for political candidates A government agency that oversees political campaign donations A body of state officials who cast their vote to decide who will be elected President and VicePresident of the United States Not sure OK Question Title 3. When is Election Day held? Congress chooses the date, but it’s always a Tuesday in November Every four years, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November Every four years, the day after the first Monday Night Football game in November Every four years, on November 8 Not sure OK Question Title 4. When is the last day in office of a sitting U.S. President? New Year’s Day Inauguration Day The day after the election President’s Day Not sure OK Question Title 5. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to run for President? U.S. citizenship Resident of 14 years or more Membership in the Democratic or Republican Party Minimum age of 35 years or more Not sure OK Question Title 6. Who was the last President to win more than two elections to the presidency? Abraham Lincoln Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt George Washington Not sure OK Question Title 7. Who becomes President if both the sitting President and Vice-President die, become incapacitated,resign or are removed from office by impeachment? U.S. Secretary of State President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Runner-up from the previous election Not sure OK Question Title 8. Which of the following do you think best describes an economicrecession? A stock market crash The national debt Two or more consecutive quarters of declining GDP An economic bubble Not sure OK Question Title 9. In which time period did the Great Depression occur? 1880-1900 1900-1920 1940-1960 1920-1940 Not sure OK Question Title 10. Which of the following do you believe the Federal Reserve System is NOT responsible for? Regulating banks Offering emergency loans to banks Setting interest rates Collecting taxes Not sure OK Question Title 11. Who decides when the Treasury Department should print additional money? The Federal Reserve The President of the United States The U.S. Congress The U.S. Mint Not sure OK Question Title 12. Who is Tim Kaine? United States Supreme Court Justice Candidate for Vice President of the United States Governor of New Jersey Libertarian Candidate for President Not sure OK Question Title 13. Who is Janet Yellen? A member of the Hamilton cast A Supreme Court Justice A U.S. Senator Chair of the Federal Reserve System Not sure OK DONE