Voter Registration
Number days you must live in PA to register to vote.
30
Number of elections per year
2
Political party the current President represents
Democrats
Two ways to check if an online source is reliable
.edu, .gov, .org, cites sources, look at the media bias chart, or other reasonable response
State representative for the West Catholic area
Rep. Rick Krajewski
Day you must be 18 by to participate in the next election
Election day
Primary election date
May 17th
Conservative political party
Republicans
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
19th amendment
Best way to set up a meeting with a legislator
Contact them through their website
Registration deadline
May 2nd
Highest government position in the state government on the ballot
Governor
Political party that wants limited government intervention in personal and economic affairs of citizens
Libertarian Party
Legislation that allowed African Americans to actually vote
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Number of votes needed to overturn a presidential veto
2/3
Political parties I can register under to participate in voting for candidates in a primary
Democrats and Republicans
General election date
November 8th
Political party with the most members in the current United States Senate
Republicans
Voting system most of the United States uses
Plurality voting
Name of the most recent Supreme Court Justice appointed
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Mail-in ballot application deadline and time
May 10th at 5pm
Poll hours on election day
7am - 8pm
Oldest political party
Democrats
List one reason why voter turnout is low
Lack of voter education, polling sites are far away, don't know how to register to vote, don't think elections matter, don't know who any of the candidates are, or other reasonable answer
List one issue with plurality voting
A candidate can win without the majority of the votes, gerrymandering, vote splitting, or other reasonable response