Voter Qualifications
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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What is literacy?
What is the ability to read and write
100

The two most popular political parties

Democratic and Republican

100

the location where voting is carried out

Polling Place

100

the list of candidates on which you cast your vote

Ballot

200
The __________ created the Civil Rights Commission, which looks into claims of voter discrimination.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1957
200

The process that candidates go through before the election that covers the basis of their beliefs 

Campaign

200

a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters

Precinct

200

all the people who are eligible to vote

Electorate

300

True or False, you have to be a U.S. Citizen to vote

True

300

How many electoral college votes does a candidate need to be elected President?

270

300

Special election: as a way to determine winner of state or local election

Run off

300

Special Election: as a way to remove a public official from office  

Recall

400

This amendment gave all citizens the right to vote

15th

400

What type of vote is swung back and forth between Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years

Swing Vote

400

ballots and results of an election

Returns

400

Special Election: as a way to remove a public official from office  

Recall

500

tally of all the individual votes cast in an election

Popular Vote

500

True or False - a presidential candidate can win the popular vote and still not become president.

True

500

Issue elections: as a way to amend the state constitution through propositions

Initiatives

500

Special Election: as a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law 

Referendums

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