Voting Rights
The 19th amendment gave this group the right to vote, in 1920
What is women?
This is the event where the presidential nominee for each party is selected in June.
What is the National Convention?
A candidate needs this many votes in the electoral college to win the presidency
What is 270?
The two main political parties in the US
What are Democrats and Republicans
The general election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of this month.
What is November?
Native people were not granted US citizenship until this year.
What is 1924?
This is a type of voting where people cast ballots for the first round of an election. They are electing the candidate for their party.
What is a primary?
Alaska has this many electoral votes.
What is 3?
This party is a big supporter of the second amendment and the right to carry a firearm. They often use it to argue against gun control.
What is the Republican Party?
These US citizens cannot vote for the president in the general election. They can only vote in the primaries
Who are people who live in the territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands...)?
Many states used these methods to prevent people of color from voting, despite the passing of the 15th amendment, in theory giving all US citizens the right to vote.
The person who seeks the office of President.
What is a candidate?
These states do not follow a "winner takes all" approach to the electoral college. They votes are awarded proportionally.
What are Nebraska and Maine?
The Democratic Party and Republican Party have these two animals as mascots.
What are a donkey and an elephant?
This state is the first to hold their Caucus. It is where most candidates campaign first.
What is Iowa?
This act passed in 1964 finally guaranteed the right to vote for all US citizens over the age of 18.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This is a type of voting where people gather in groups and choose candidates.
What is a caucus?
If no candidate gets 270 votes, the election is decided by this
What is the House of Representatives?
This political party is a big supporter of public education and wants to make pre-school, and even some college free.
What is the Democratic Party?
The color red is usually used to represent this political party
What is the Republican party?
Laws are now being passed in many states to require voters to show this, before voting. In general Republicans are for these laws as a way to prevent voter fraud and Democrats are against them because they say it makes it too hard to vote for many people.
What is an ID?
A member of a group representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. If they go against the will of their state, they are called "faithless"
Who is an elector?
In the past 25 years, these two republican presidents won the electoral college but lost the popular vote.
Who are Donald Trump and George W Bush?
This party usually wins more populated states on the west coast and in the northeast
Who are the Democrats?
Name the 4 swing states for the 2024 election.
What are Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Arizona?