Elections
Suffrage
Registering to vote
100
What is a referendum?
Voters are given the chance to approve or disapprove some legislative proposed by a legislature.
100
What is suffrage?
The legal right to vote.
100
What is voter registration?
A system adopted by the states that require registration prior to voting.
200
How do citizens force a decision on an issue on which a legislature has ignored or failed to act?
Through an initiative petition.
200
What constitutional amendment extended suffrage to African Americans?
15th amendment
200
What is the motor voter act?
People register to vote at the same time when they get their license.
300
Why was the election of 1800 so important?
It marked the first peaceful transfer of power between opposite parties using the electoral system.
300
What amendment extended suffrage to women?
The 19th amendment
300
What is the mandate theory of elections?
The belief that the winning candidate holds the responsibility to carry out any promised policies.
400
What election was won with 80 percent of the eligible electorate and who won?
The election of 1896 was won by Republican Mckinley.
400
What is political efficacy?
The belief that a persons vote truely matters
400
What are electoral choices made based on belief and policy preference of the voter?
policy voting
500
What was important in the 2004 elections of Bush V. Kerry?
Bush won the election which marked his second consecutive term in office as a Republican president.
500
What is civic duty?
The belief that in order to support democratic government a citizen should always vote
500
What is retrospective voting and why do people do it?
The theory of voting by asking "what have you done for me?" it is done to make sure the person they vote for will meet the demands they want.
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