The Nineteenth (19th) Amendment granted the right to vote to this "better half"?
Who are women?
100
In addition to being 18 and a citizen, you must do this to vote. (Many did so on Field Day.)
What is register?
100
A person who seeks political office.
What is a candidate?
100
The institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years.
What is the Electoral College?
100
A legally recognized resident, either native (U.S. born) or naturalized.
What is a citizen?
200
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
What is the Fifteenth (15th) Amendment?
200
It is not the popular vote, but this vote that determines the winner of presidential elections.
What is the electoral vote?
200
This, which includes "planks" or party positions on political issues (e.g. abortion, taxation, and same-sex marriage), is revealed at the parties' national conventions.
What is a platform?
200
All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
What is the electorate?
200
A person who comes to live permanently (legally or otherwise) in a foreign country.
What is an immigrant?
300
This landmark piece of federal legislation, signed into law in 1965, prohibits discrimination in voting, but certain provisions, such as the regulation of elections in districts known for racial discrimination, were recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
300
The physical location where a voter casts a ballot.
What is a polling place (or polling station)?
300
Recently, this political party has come to be known as the "party of no," for its frequent use of filibusters, or attempts to delay and/or block votes on specific legislation.
What is the Republican Party?
300
A subgroup of the voting population (e.g. gender, race, religion, age, class, etc.) targeted by political advertisements, political candidates, the media, political parties, etc.
What is a (voter) demographic?
300
This citizenship process involves several steps, including establishing residency (3-5 years), a declaration of intent, an application, a test, and an oath of allegiance.
What is naturalization?
400
"The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."
What is the Twenty-Sixth (26th) Amendment?
400
The political district (or area) in which one lives and votes.
What is a (political) precinct?
400
A political organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or specific legislation.
What is a political action committee (PAC)?
400
The formula for calculating the number of electors assigned to each state.
What is Representatives + Senators (R + S = E)?
400
Some states have passed legislation similar to this federal act that would have allowed a "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as minors. (Conditions include graduating from high, attending college and/or serving in the military.)
What is the Dream Act?
500
This amendment eliminated the poll tax, one of the final barriers to voting, in 1964.
What is the Twenty-Fourth (24th) Amendment?
500
In politics, this lack of interest or concern among voters in an election. It is often cited as a cause of low turnout among eligible voters. (Even in presidential elections, voter turnout is only around 50%.)
What is voter apathy?
500
In this landmark case, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from limiting campaign contributions by corporations, associations, or labor unions. The ruling has led to SuperPACs which raise huge sums of money to influence votes and elections.
What is Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (FEC)?
500
In this landmark 2000 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court halted a recount of Florida ballots, effectively awarding the presidency to "Dubya" (though he lost the popular vote).
What is Bush v Gore?
500
The executive agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States (it belongs to the Department of Homeland Security)--formerly known as INS.
What is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)?