Political Parties
Who Gets to Vote?
Citizenship in the USA
Political Figures
Potpourri
Final Jeopardy
100
This is the oldest active political party in the United States, being founded in 1828.
What is the Democratic Party?
100
Don't be confused, this term does not mean pain and discomfort, but rather simply the right to vote.
What is suffrage?
100
This colorful card grants a non-citizen a lawful permanent residence in the U.S.
What is a Green Card?
100
He's your current representative in the US House of Representatives shown here:
Who is John Moolenaar?
100
It is the process of dividing up and redrawing districts to give a political party an advantage.
What is Gerrymandering?
200
This was the party of Lincoln, and it started as an Anti-slavery party in 1854.
What is the Republican Party?
200
Originally, only white men who possessed THIS had the right to vote in this country.
What is LAND?
200
This LATIN PHRASE is a legal term that identifies that a person is a US citizen simply by being born on US soil.
What is "jus soli?"
200
He's the current Democratic nominee running for the open US Senate seat in Michigan.
Who is Abdul El-Sayed?
200
This is how long a US Congressmen's term is.
What is two years?
300
This third party was established in 1984 and it focuses on environmental issues and social justice.
What is the Green Party?
300
PRESIDENT STICKER SHOWDOWN
It is the Amendment to the Constitution that granted African American men the right to vote.
300
These are people that are accepted into the United States because they may be subject to violence or persecution in their home counties.
What are Refugees?
300
He's the current Republican candidate running for the open senate seat in Michigan.
Who is Mike Rogers?
300
This is the body that actually elects the President of the United States. No degree required!
What is the Electoral College?
400
This political party was founded in 1971 and it advocates for maximum personal freedom and minimal government intervention in people's lives.
What is the Libertarian Party?
400
This flag represents the struggle to gain voting rights for THIS GROUP. They gained the right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment.
What is WOMEN?
400
This LATIN PHRASE is a legal term that specifies that a person is a US citizen if their parents were US citizens, regardless of where they were born.
What is "jus sanguinis?"
400
PRESIDENT STICKER SHOWDOWN!
She is the Congresswoman from New York City that has raised over $32 Million for her continued congressional campaigns. She was one of the figures we followed in "Knock Down the House."
400
This earthy term describes a fundraising strategy for political campaigns that involves many small donations from individual supporters.
What is "Grassroots?"
500
This party, founded in 1991, focuses on a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Constitution Party?
500
This Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18! "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote!
What is the 26th Amendment?
500
This is the legal process by which a non-citizen of the US acquires citizenship!
What is naturalization?
500
The FEC reports that his campaign has raised the most money for his Senate Campaign in the State of Georgia. Almost 98 million dollars!
Who is John Ossoff?
500
These are political entities that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose candidates or platforms in political elections. They cannot donate directly toan official campaign or coordinate with them, however.
What are Super PACS?
500
Although he won the popular vote, this former vice president lost the 2000 election.
Who is Al Gore?