A payment made in order to cast a vote. Outlawed by the Constitution.
What is a poll tax?
100
Americans dumped tea into ______'s harbor in 1773.
What is Boston?
100
The 16th amendment gave Congress the power to do this.
What is collect income taxes?
100
People in California stop voting for president because Pennsylvania already closed its polls. This would be known as
What is the time zone fallout?
200
The oldest U.S. president.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
200
People living in a state for a short time.
What are transients?
200
According to this, a percentage of slaves would count towards state representation in Congress.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
200
Free at Last! This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
200
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The President may temporarily transfer power to the Vice President if the President informs _______ of his intention to do so.
What is Congress?
300
Official list of qualified voters. Each voter must sign this when before they cast their vote.
What is a poll book?
300
Since neither Virginia nor New Jersey would give up on their plans for the Constitution, this state came up with a compromise that gave big states control of the House and small states equal power in the Senate.
What is Connecticut?
300
According to the 17th amendment, voters can now elect them.
What are senators?
300
If the president is tried for impeachment, this person presides over the trial.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
400
The purpose of the 22nd Amendment.
What is limiting the President to two terms?
400
The process of removing names of ineligible voters. This should be done every 2-4 years.
What is purge?
400
Of the original 13 states, this many were needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9?
400
Thanks to the 26th amendment, the voting age was set at 18. The original voting age was....
What is 21?
400
Form a more perfect _____: bring the American people together.
What is union?
500
According to this plan, each presidential candidate would receive the same percent of a state's electoral votes as the percent of popular votes.
What is the proportional plan?
500
No changes in existing election laws could go into effect without _______ from the Justice Department.
What is preclearance?
500
According to the Articles of Confederation, they had to approve any national law.
What is a majority of the states?
500
This amendment stated that anyone born in the U.S., regardless of race, is a citizen.