Suffrage Amendments
This amendment made voting discrimination based on gender illegal nationally.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This age group traditionally has the highest voter turnout.
What are 65 and over?
A foreign policy where a country focuses on internal problems rather than problems around the world.
What is Isolationism?
270
What are the number of votes a candidate needs to win the Electoral College?
The leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This amendment eliminated poll taxes nationally.
What is the 24th Amendment?
People with this degree traditionally have the highest voter turnout.
What is at least one advanced degree (M.A/PhD)?
A foreign policy where a country is more willing to get involved in the affairs of other countries.
What is Interventionism?
10
What are the number of electoral votes Missouri has?
A group of Essays written to defend the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This amendment made voter discrimination based on race illegal nationally.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This Political Party is currently the Conservative party in America.
What is the Republican Party?
Eliminating free thought and making everyone have the "same opinions, same passions, and the same interests".
What are Madison's two "cures" for the "mischiefs" of political parties?
The number of a state's Senators plus the number of a state's Congressmen/women.
What is how a state's electoral college votes are calculated?
The Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 nationally.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This type of election happens prior to the general election, it determines who the candidates for each party will be, and usually has much lower turnout than the general election?
What is the primary election?
Strong individuals should not need groups or parties to support them and their beliefs in a democracy.
What is Washington's belief about political parties?
The only federal office not directly elected by the People.
What is the Presidency?
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party?
This amendment allowed for direct election of senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
In this type of primary election, registered voters can vote for candidates regardless if they are registered with that party or not.
What is an Open Primary?
Political Parties are a "necessary evil" of a free society.
What is the Main Idea of Federalist #10?
The Electoral College is designed to protect these types of states.
What are small population states?
The state that 1st granted women suffrage in 1890.
What is Wyoming?