Vocabualry
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Elections
Campaigns and Voting
100

The constitutionally created group of individuals, chosen by the states, with the responsibility of formally selecting the next U.S. president

What is a Electoral College?

100

What is the process that citizens must complete to be eligible to vote in their state?

What is voter registration?

100

This type of voting allows citizens to cast their ballots before Election Day, often increasing overall turnout.

What is early voting?

100

This state sent 494 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, the most of any state.

What is California?

100

In 2016 Republican primary, which two candidates were the top fundraisers by July 2015, reposting $14 million and $11 million, respectively? 

Who are Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush?

200

The means by which electoral votes are divided between candidates based on who wins districts and/or the state

What is a district system?

200

In which two states might an 85-year-old retiree with an expired driver’s license find it easier to register to vote?

What are California and Florida?

200

What is the percentage of registered voters who cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election?

What is 77%.

200

The FEC was created to enforce the laws established by this act in 1974.

What is the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)?

200

Voters often take this shortcut by casting their votes based on their registered party affiliation.

What is party-line voting?

300

An election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for that party’s candidates

What is Closed primary?

300

What taxes required voters to pay a fee to vote?

What are poll taxes?

300

This organization, founded by Stacey Abrams in 2018, aims to increase voter turnout across the U.S.

What is Fair Fight Action?

300

A top-two primary that pits all candidates against each other, regardless of party affiliation is also sometimes called a?

What is  Jungle Primary?

300

True or False: Voters only consider party affiliation when making their electoral decisions. 

True

400

The result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at the bottom of a long ballot

What is a Ballot Fatigue? 

400

What is the most common form of direct democracy?

What is initiative or proposition.

400

The percentage of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 who registered to vote in 2016 was __________.

What is 51%?

400

Typically, between what months are party conventions held?

What is June and September?

400

This practice involves drawing district lines to favor a particular political party.

What is gerrymandering?

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