Voting & Elections
What is the minimum age to vote in the U.S.?
What is 18?
What does FAFSA stand for?
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
How many branches of government are there in the U.S.?
What is three?
What type of election decides issues like mayor, city council, and school board?
What is a municipal or local election?
What is the current national minimum wage?
What is $7.25 (as of 2025)?
True or False: College students can register to vote using their campus address.
What is True?
Name one issue student governments often advocate for on campus.
What is lower tuition, campus safety, housing, or mental health?
Which branch makes the laws?
What is the Legislative Branch (Congress)?
Who is usually the head of a city’s government?
Who is the mayor?
What issue is often called the “student debt crisis”?
What is rising student loan debt?
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
What is the 26th Amendment?
What is the federal law that guarantees equal access to education regardless of gender?
What is Title IX (1972)?
Which branch enforces the laws?
What is the Executive Branch (President)?
What kind of taxes often fund public schools and local services?
What are property taxes?
What policy protects undocumented students brought to the U.S. as children?
What is DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)?
What is the term for voting before Election Day, either in person or by mail?
What is early voting (or absentee voting)?
What is the term for when students organize protests, petitions, or campaigns to influence policy?
What is activism or advocacy?
Which branch interprets the laws?
What is the Judicial Branch (Courts)?
What is the term for rules that regulate land use, housing, or businesses in a city?
What are zoning laws?
What 2020s movement pushed for better mental health resources on campuses?
What is the mental health awareness / #HealthyMinds movement?
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
What is 270?
What landmark case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
What is Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
What system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful?
What are checks and balances?
Which level of government is responsible for things like driver’s licenses and public universities?
What is the state government?
What does DEI stand for in education and workplace policies?
What is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?