List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. How many people live in List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates?
2. What is the capital of List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates?
3. What language do people speak in List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates?
4. What is the country?
5. Who were some of the first women to run for president in the United States?
6. Why did women have to wait until 1920 to vote for the president?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates?Approximately 331.9 million (as of 2021)
2. What is the capital of List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates?Washington, D.C
3. What language do people speak in List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates?English (de facto), Spanish
4. What is the country?United States of America
5. Who were some of the first women to run for president in the United States?Victoria Woodhull ran in 1872 and Belva Lockwood ran in 1884 and 1888. They were among the first women to try for the top job, even though they did not win.
6. Why did women have to wait until 1920 to vote for the president?Women gained the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th Amendment. Before that, they couldn't officially run for office or be elected.

Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections.
Ballot Access: The legal requirements a candidate must meet to appear on an official election ballot.
Third Party: A political party that is not one of the two major parties (e.g., Democratic or Republican).