Registration/Voter Eligibility
Do you need to register every year to vote?
No! But it is a good idea to check your registration online, especially if you have switched where you have registered or if you can't remember.
What is the purpose of the Constitution?
The Constitution establishes a national government with three branches, separates powers between the federal government and the states, and protects individual liberties.
Can you vote if you dont have an id?
If you are unable to provide ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot.(
Even if you don’t have a form of ID that your state asks for, you may be allowed to vote. But some states require you to take additional measures after you vote to make sure that your vote counts.Some states may ask you to sign a form affirming your identity. Other states will let you cast a provisional ballot, which is used when there is a question regarding a voter's eligibility. In some states, election officials will investigate the voter’s eligibility and decide whether to count the vote. Other states require that you return to an election office within a few days and show an acceptable form of ID. If you don’t, your vote won’t be counted.)
Which upper chamber and lower chamber in government make up Congress?
The U.S. House of Representatives (lower) and the U.S. Senate (upper) make up the two chambers of Congress.
What is the Voters Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
Whatis the number of places you can be registered in and vote in?
One! However, you can switch your registration between places or update your address
The original Constitution largely left elections and voting to whom before it was granted that every U.S. citizen is eligible to vote?
How many electoral votes are needed for a candidate to win the electoral college?
What is 270?
Who was granted the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920?
women
The practice of drawing electoral district lines in order to limit the voting strength of a particular group or party
What is gerrymandering
What are the three universal requirements for voting in the United States today?
What is citizenship, residence, and age
The 17th Amendment was passed in 1913. What did this amendment do?
Allowed for the direct election of senators
How many electoral votes are there?
What is 538.
The Declaration of Independence describes a government under the consent of the governed. What is the best way to participate in this form of government?
voting in elections
Two ways African Americans were prevented from voting
What are literacy tests, poll taxes, and gerrymandering
Who is most and least likely to vote: a recent high school graduate working at a gas station, a college student interning for an accounting firm, or a lawyer who owns his or her own firm?
Least likely to vote- high school student Most likely to vote- lawyer
How many times has the Constitution been amended?
27 times
Do primary elections take place before, or after general elections?
Before
One group of people was granted suffrage through the Reconstruction Amendments. What group received the right to vote at this time and which specific amendment granted them that right?
African Americans were granted the right to vote with the passing of the 15th Amendment
The __________ created the Civil Rights Commission, which looks into claims of voter discrimination.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1957
By what two methods can voters cast their ballots on days other than the official election day?
What is absentee voting and early voting
Who was the first person to sign the Constitution?
George Washington
What day is Election day this year?
November 5th
A group of people were guaranteed the right to vote when the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971. What was this group and what argument did they use to gain voting rights?
18-year-olds gained the right to vote
Who signed the voting rights act of 1965?
President Lydon B Johnson