What's on the Ballot? Virginia Election
Virginia Government
U.S. Constitution
Civic Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

Election Day this year

What is November 4th, 2025?
100

Executive of the Commonwealth

What is the Governor?

100

Three Branches of Government

What is the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch?
100

Define Ballot

What is "A sheet of paper or a card used to cast a vote"

100

Other states with gubernatorial election this year

What is New Jersey?

200

Number of seats in the House of Delegates

What is 100 seats?

200

Location of the Virginia Capital

What is Richmond?

200

Five Protections of the First Amendment

What are Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition?

200

True or False: The U.S. President is the Head of State but not the Head of Government?

What is False? The U.S. President is both the Head of State and the Head of Government.

200

Year the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement was Founded

When is 2017?

300

On-Campus Voting Precinct (Double Points for also mentioning the Grace Street Apartment Voting Precinct)

What is Godwin Hall (and Keister Elementary School)?

300

Name of a U.S. President born in Virginia

Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson?

300

Number of Amendments to the Constitution

What is 27 Amendments?

300

True or False: Virginia is defined as a Commonwealth

What is True? Virginia is defined as a Commonwealth, although not legally distinct from a 'state,'

300

Day of JMU Constitution Day event in 2025

When is September 8, 2025?
400

The Positions Up for Election (three positions and one branch of the legislature)

What are the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, and the House of Delegates?

400
Voting Identification in Virginia

What is a valid Virginia driver's license, a U.S. passport, a valid government photo ID issued by Virginia or the Federal Government, or a JACard? (Other correct answers may be accepted)

400

Author of the Constitution

Who is James Madison?

400

Define deliberation

What is "talking through an issue with others, while actively listening to different perspectives and coming to a collective decision on an issue?"

400

Day Early Voting Starts for this upcoming Election

When is September 19th, 2025?

500

Harrisonburg candidates for Delegate

Who are Tony Wilt (R) and Andrew Payton (D)?
500

Harrisonburg Federal Representative and Virginia Senators

Who are Ben Kline, Tim Kaine, and Mark Warner?

500

Supreme Court Case that established Judicial Review

What is Marbury vs. Madison?

500

Define Civic Leadership

What is "taking action to help your community and guide others towards positive change?"

500
Name all the previous names of JMU.

What is the 

"State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg," 

"State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg."

"State Teachers College at Harrisonburg,"

"Madison College," and 

James Madison University?