Syracuse & Onondaga County
New York State of Mind
The Federal Government
Voting 101
History & Fun Facts
100

Currently, this person is the chief executive of the City of Syracuse.

Who is Mayor Sharon Owens?

100

The capital of New York State.

What is Albany?

100
The three branches of government.

What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?

100

The official term for the list of people who are eligible to vote in an election.

What is the voter registration roll?

100

The document that begins with the words, "We the People..."

What is the U.S. Constitution?

200

This legislative body passes local laws and approves the city budget in Syracuse.

Who is The Common Council?

200

The title of the chief executive of New York State.

What is Governor?

200

The two chambers of the U.S. Congress.

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

200

The term for voting before Election Day at an officially designated location.

What is Early Voting?

200

The name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

What is The Bill of Rights?

300

The number of members who make up the Syracuse Common Council, including its president.

What is 10?

300
The two chambers of the New York State Legislature.

What are the Senate and the Assembly?

300

The number of U.S. Senators elected for each state.

What is 2?

300

The name of the local government responsible for administering elections and maintaining voter registration records in Onondaga County.

What is Onondaga County Board of Elections?

300

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote nationwide.

What is the 19th Amendment?

400

The number of legislative districts in Onondaga County.

What is 17?

400

The number of counties in New York State.

What is 62?

400

Number of voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives.

What is 435?

400

Term for a proposed law or constitutional change that voters approve or reject directly at the ballot box.

What is a referendum?

400

Alphabetically speaking, these are the 1st and 50th states.

What are Alabama and Wyoming?

500

The year the City of Syracuse was founded.

What is 1848?

500
Represents the 48th State Senate district.

Who is Rachel May?

500

Served the most terms as U.S. President, which led to the 22nd Amendment limiting terms to two full terms.

Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

500

A government in which leaders are elected by the people to make laws and govern, based on a written constitution that limits government power and protects individual rights.

What is a constitutional republic?

500

The number of Federalist Papers published.

What is 85?

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