Voting Amendments
The ____ Amendment protects voting rights regardless of personal characteristic.
15th
U.S. Election Day is held on this specific day.
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
Total number of Electoral College votes.
538
Information designed to influence people’s opinions.
Propaganda
Interest groups differ from political parties because they do this instead of nominating candidates.
Influence government policy
The ____ Amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th
When no candidate gets a majority of votes, this type of election may be required.
Runoff election
Number of votes needed to win the presidency.
270
This technique uses celebrities to endorse a candidate.
Testimonial
A group like MADD is considered this type of interest group.
Issue-oriented interest group
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
26th
Voting for candidates of multiple parties on the same ballot.
Split ticket
This person officially counts the Electoral College votes.
President of the Senate
“Everyone else is supporting them—you should too!” describes this technique.
Bandwagon
This type of committee donates money to political campaigns.
PAC (Political Action Committee)
This amendment gave Washington, D.C. residents the right to vote for president.
23rd
This type of primary allows only party members to vote.
Closed primary
This chamber of Congress chooses the president if no candidate wins a majority.
House of Rep.
Using vague, positive words like “freedom” or “hope.”
Glittering Generalities
The act that requires lobbyists to register and report spending.
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
This amendment banned the poll tax in federal elections.
24th
This ballot style is also known as the “secret ballot.”
Australian ballot
The main purpose of the Electoral College.
To formally elect the president through state electors
Blaming a single person or group for a complex issue.
Pinpointing the enemy
Give one reason many citizens choose not to vote.
Examples: apathy, illness, belief their vote doesn’t matter, etc.