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Voter Turnout
The Electorate
Suffrage
Responsibilities
Miscellaneaous
100
What is the average voter turnout in a Presidential election?
50-60%
100
Who gets to decide what the qualifications are to be a member of the electorate?
states
100
Who fought for white men who did not own property to be able to vote in the U.S.?
Andrew Jackson
100
All people living in the U.S. must, if they are asked to, go to court and watch a trial and then decide whether or not the person on trial is guilty or not. What is this responsibility called?
jury duty
100
When a group has been given the right to vote in the U.S., then they have been ________________________.
enfranchised
200
How does age impact voter turnout?
the older a person is, the more likely he/she is to vote
200
What increased the size of the electorate by making anyone born in the U.S. a U.S. citizen?
14th Amendment
200
What gave women the right to vote in the U.S.?
19th Amendment
200
What is the name of the government agency with whom men register for the draft?
Selective Service
200
U.S. permanent residents are given a ________________ to prove that they are allowed to live and work in the U.S.
green card
300
List the four major races in the U.S. in the order in which they are most likely to vote (starting with the race that votes the most)
Whites, Blacks, Latinos, Asians
300
What percentage of the people living in the U.S. when Washington was elected President where members of the electorate?
23%
300
What gave people who are ages 18, 19, and 20 the right to vote in the U.S.?
26th Amendment
300
Which of the following groups of people do not have to pay income taxes in the U.S. if they earn an income? (a). U.S. citizens (b). U.S. permanent residents (c). U.S. non-resident aliens (d). illegal immigrants (e). they all must pay income taxes
(e). they all must pay income taxes
300
What is the document called that non-resident aliens are given that gives them permission to be in the U.S. for a limited amount of time?
visa
400
One reason that voter turnout is low is because a lot of Americans do not care about the government or politics. What is this referred to as?
voter apathy
400
What percentage of the people living in the U.S. currently are members of the electorate?
68%
400
What outlawed the poll tax?
24th Amendment
400
If someone in the U.S. has to serve as a witness in a trial, he/she will receive a ___________________, which lets him/her know when and where to go.
subpoena
400
People who are born in American Samoa or the Northern Mariana Islands are called...
U.S. nationals
500
One reason that voter turnout is low in the U.S. is because a lot of Americans do not believe that their vote matters or will make a difference. This means they have low _________________________.
voter efficacy
500
In order to be a member of the electorate in Nevada, what are the six qualifications?
must be a U.S. citizen, must be 18 or older, must be a Nevada resident for at least 30 days, must not be a convicted felon, must not be declared mentally incompetent by a judge, must be registered to vote approximately 5 weeks before the election
500
What outlawed literacy tests?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
500
There are five mandatory responsibilities that people living in the U.S. must do. Which one is missing? serving jury duty, serving as a witness in a legal matter, paying income taxes, registering for the draft
following laws
500
What gave Native Americans the right to vote in most places in the U.S.?
Indian Citizenship Act