Voting Basics
The act of choosing a candidate in an election called.
What is voting?
A civic duty.
What is a responsibility that citizens have to participate in their government?
The amendment that granted women the right to vote in the U.S.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Suffrage is
What is the right to vote?
The primary election is
What is an election where political parties select their candidates?
The minimum age to vote in the United States.
What is 18?
Name one-way citizens can be involved in their community besides voting.
What is volunteering or attending town hall meetings?
The year the Voting Rights Act passed
What is 1965?
Laws requiring voters to show identification before voting
What are voter ID laws?
The Electoral College is.
What is the body that formally elects the President and Vice President of the U.S.?
A secret ballot.
What is a method of voting that keeps choices private?
The reason why it is important for citizens to vote.
What is to influence laws and policies that affect their lives?
The first citizens allowed to vote in the United States
What are white male property owners?
How can disenfranchisement occur.
What is when certain groups are denied the right to vote?
Early voting is
What is the process of voting before Election Day?
One reason why voting is important in a democracy.
What is to express our opinions or to choose our leaders?
The meaning of being an informed voter
What is understanding the issues and candidates before voting?
The purpose of the Voting Rights Act
What is to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans?
Name one amendment that expanded voting rights in the U.S.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Describe what happens on Election Day.
What is voters cast their ballots at polling places?
The list of candidates that voters can choose from in an election.
What is a ballot?
How can citizens educate themselves about candidates and issues.
What is by researching through reliable news sources or debates
Name one historical event that increased public awareness of voting rights.
What is the Selma to Montgomery marches?
The impact of gerrymandering on voting
What is manipulating district boundaries to favor one party over another?
A referendum
What is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal?