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Voting Issues
OHIO
100
When did Black people get the right to vote?
1870, Black men got the right to vote with the 15th Amendment. (Will also accept 1920)
100
How old do you have to be to vote?
What is 18 years old
100
Name 3 political parties in the US.
What is Democratic, Republican, Liberation, Green, or Constitution Party
100
Name three issues that are prominent in the election and describe how they affect the Black communities of the US.
Includes but not limited to:
Immigration
Healthcare
Legalization of Marijuana
Gentrification & Housing
Mass Incarceration
100
Name a polling location that is within 1 mile of Denison University.
What is First Presbyterian Church
200
What was the first presidential election Black people could vote in?
The presidential election of Ulyssess S. Grant in 1870.
(Will also accept the presidential election of Warren G. Harding in 1920)
200
Jimmy is from Texas, how can he vote for Texas elections while at school?
What is an absentee ballot
200
How many senators does each state get?
What is 2 senators
200
Describe how an issue in the elections affects Denison students specifically.
(Various answers)
200
Name one current Ohio representative in the Senate.
Who is Sherrod Brown or Robert Portman
300
When did Black women get the right to vote?
1920, Black women got the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
300
Amy won't be able to be at the polls to vote on the day of, how can she still vote in Ohio elections?
What is early voting
300
Name the three branches of government and define the checks and balances system.
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
What is A fundamental principle of American government, guaranteed by the Constitution, whereby each branch of the government (executive, judicial, and legislative) has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches.
300
Name a resource for information about candidates and their stances.
300
What makes Ohio a swing state?
What is a state where two major parties have similar levels of support among voters
400
Name one institutional obstacle that kept Black people from voting? (particularly in the South)
Grandfather Clause
Poll Tax
Literacy Tests
Racial Gerrymandering
White Primary
400
Name one of five things you need to register to vote.
1. ID card/drivers license
2. Name
3. Date of Birth
4. Address
5. Last 4 digits of SSN
6. Acknowledging that you are only voting in one state
400
How many electoral votes are needed for a President to win the election?
What is a majority of 270 electoral votes
400
What is gerrymandering and its implications for Black voters?
Gerrymandering is manipulating the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
Often used to decrease the power of Black and brown votes.
400
Name three candidates in any of the Ohio elections of 2018.
What is... (answers may vary)
500
Who was the first Black person to vote?
Thomas Mundy Peterson 
500
What percent of Black people voted in the 2016 presidential election?
500
Describe the electoral college and how it differs from the popular vote.
The obvious difference between the popular vote and electoral vote is the use of electors, or representatives for each state, in the electoral college. The electoral college is similar to the delegate system used in primary voting. The more meaningful difference between the electoral vote and the popular vote, though, is what it means for voters on a state-by-state level.
500
Name one way that someone's right to vote can be rescinded/infringed and describe how this disproportionately affects Black people.
Being in prison/jail
"Ex-offenders"
Not having access to getting your ID/birth certificate
Not having accessible voting locations
500
Who is Jeremy Blake '12 and what position is he running for?
Who is a Denison Graduate running for State Representative