Question

Which statement most accurately describes presidential elections?

A.They are often close contests between candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties.
B.They are often landslides in favor of candidates from third parties.
C.They are generally won by candidates from the Republican Party.
D.The Democratic candidate usually wins the presidency, and the Republican candidate becomes vice president.

Answer 1

The first alternative is correct.

Presidential elections are held between a Republican and a Democratic Party candidate.

The dispute concentrates on two distinct projects and the democratic game allows either of them to win, depending on the will of the voter. In fact, hardly a party stays in power for long. Normally, there is alternation between Democrats and Republicans.

For example, Obama was from the Democratic Party. Now it's Trump from the Republican Party.

Answer 2

The correct option is A

The president of the United States is elected in an assembly formed by 538 voters. This figure is equal to the sum of 100 senators + 435 congressmen + 3 delegates from Washington D.C., who does not have senators but delegates. Each state contributes with a block of these delegates or delegates, whose number is equal to the sum of its representatives plus its senators or delegates.

On the ballot papers, each candidate for president has the name of their vice president and the political party to which they belong. But these votes do not elect the president for the moment, but rather they choose en bloc the delegates of this political option who will go to the electoral college later. As there are 538 delegates in total, a candidate needs at least 270 to be elected. Which translates into half of those 538 or 269 + 1 = 270 delegates to be elected president of the United States.