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Citizenship
Electoral College
History of Suffrage
Limber Up!
Wild Card!
100
Obey law, pay taxes, join military, serve on jury, attend school
What are the Duties of a Citizen?
100
Two
How many Senators does each state get?
100
White, Male, over 21 yrs old, Protestant, land owner
Who has the right to vote in 1776? (who has the right to vote when G. Washington became President?)
100
The right to vote
What is Suffrage?
100
Ten
How many Electoral votes does Minnesota currently have?
200
a tax paid on the money earned at a job
What is an Income Tax?
200
Senators plus Representatives
What determines the number of Electoral Votes for each state?
200
This law made it illegal to prevent someone from voting based on race.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
200
Slaves were counted as 3/5 of the population so the south could get more representatives in congress
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
200
The people an elected official represents
What is a Constituent?
300
must be at least 18 yrs old, lived in U.S. for 5 yrs, good moral character, entered U.S. legally, know English
What are the requirements needed to become a Citizen?
300
Determined by the size of the population in that state
How many Representatives does each state get?
300
President of the National American Women Suffrage Association
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
300
A rule that exempts, (excuses), certain groups of people from something
What is a Grandfather Clause?
300
Someone who publically supports something
What is an Advocate?
400
Shoveling snow for a neighbor, reading to a child
What are some examples of volunteering in your community?
400
Founders created it as a safety net incase citizens voted poorly or were uninformed
Why did the Founders create the Electoral College?
400
Young men were forced to fight in the Vietnam War but were not allowed to vote.
Why was the voting age lowered from 21 to 18?
400
A system of representatives from each state that vote for president
What is the Electoral College?
400
an illegal tax placed on African Americans to prevent them from voting
What is a Poll Tax?
500
Voting, Respecting the rights of others, volunteering in your community
What are the Responsibilities of a Citizen?
500
A majority of the Electoral Votes.
How does a candidate become President?
500
Poll Taxes, Grandfather Clauses, Literacy Tests
How did the south prevent African Americans from voting?
500
A state in which we are unable to predict which way they will vote in an election for president
What is a Swing State?
500
1920
What year did women get the right to vote?