History of Voting
Voting Requirements/Trends
Political Parties
Elections
Final Jeopardy
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This term refers to the right to vote
Suffrage
100
Name two types of citizens who are allowed to vote
Native-Born and Naturalized
100
Main goal of a political party
Get candidates elected
100
WI is one of these in many election years
Swing State
100
What are the TOTAL number of Electoral College votes in the U.S. and what is the magic number needed to win the election?
538/270
200
What two procedures were used by states to discriminate against certain groups of people from voting?
Poll tax and literacy tests
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How many days must you have lived in WI to vote
28 days
200
U.S. is this type of party system
Two-Party System
200
How a state's electoral college number is calculated
Number of House of Reps. + number of U.S. Senators
300
The 26th Amendment stated this. "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote."
Lowered voting age to 18
300
What educational level had the highest voter turnout in 2004 and 2008
Advanced degree
300
All other types of parties are referred to as what
Third Parties
300
The person who currently holds the position in office
Incumbent
400
15th Amendment
Any race/color could vote
400
What law does WI want to pass to cut down on voter fraud
Voter ID
400
Democrats tend to be what in thought, leading them to be what wingers? Republicans?
Democrats: liberal/left Republicans: conservative/right
400
Mistakenly being on a felony list and not allowed to vote is called
Voter disenfranchisement
500
Selma, AL made this happen that finally allowed for the 15th Amendment to get passed
Voting Rights Act of 1965
500
What age group had the greatest increase in number from 2004-2008
25-44
500
Why do Republicans and Democrats not like other political parties
Can take votes away from them if similar viewpoints
500
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