Voting Basics
Who can vote in US elections?
Who are US citizens 18 years or older?
what branch of government includes the president
What is the executive branch
define campaign
An organized effort to win an election
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
the 19th
What day are federal elections usually held
the first tuesday after the first monday in November
Cool thing you can do at 16 in reguards to voting.
what is pre registration for voting?
how long is a senators term
what is 6 years
What is a political party
A group with shared political beliefs
what did the voting rights act of 1965 aim to do?
end discriminatory voting practices
what color represents republicans and democrats on election maps
red and blue
what is the purpose of a ballot?
what is a form used to cast votes?
how many votes are needed to win the presidency
what is 270 electoral votes
What is a primary election
An election to choose party candidates
what ammendment banned poll taxes
24th
Which state has the most electoral votes
california
What does absentee voting mean?
what is voting by mail OR what is voting away from a poling place?
What is the role of the Supreme Court in elections?
Interpreting laws and resolving election disputes
What does incumbent mean
A current officeholder running again
what group fought for womans sufferage
the suffragists/suffragettes
what is the offical residence of the presidentt
the white house
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
what is the 26th ammendment
what does the vice president do in the senate?
break tie votes
What is a referendum or ballot measure
A law or issue voters decide directly
What Supreme Court case established “one person, one vote”?
Reynolds v. Sims
what is the minimum age required to be president
what is 35 years old