Political Parties
This party is represented by the color blue and a donkey
Democracts
How many branches of government?
3
How many states are there?
50
What is an amendment?
A change and/or minor change
Addition
This Amendment made former slaves citizens of the United States
The 14th Amendment
This party is represented by the color red and an elephant
Republican Party
Name the branches of government
Congress
Executive/President
Judicial/Supreme Court
How many judges are in the Supreme Court?
9
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
This Amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment
What color is a swing state?
Purple
46
What system does the United States use to elect the President: Electoral College or Popular Vote?
Electoral College
What is the first amendment?
Freedom of speech
religion
assembly
press
petition the government
This Amendment gave women the right to vote
The 19th Amendment
What does GOP stand for?
The Grand Ol' Party
Who signed the Voting Rights Act of 1964?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
What is the document that sets up our country's government?
The Constitution
In what month do we vote for President?
November
The legal voting age in the United States
18
Name one other major political party
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Constitution Party
Alliance Party
American Independent Party
Peace and Freedom Party
How many members of Congress are there?
535
What is Suffrage?
The right to vote in political elections
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Give three examples of ways that states are trying to prevent black people from voting
Unregistering registered voters
Increase in required documents to register to vote
Preventing accommodations to voters waiting in line to vote (e.g. cannot give water to voters while they wait)