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