Electoral College
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the election?
270
How can you register to vote?
Can register online, in-person, or through the mail
Who originally had the right to vote? Circa 1778
Protestant White men who owned land.
What wre some of teh ways activists protested during the Civil Rights Movement?
Marches, speeches, sit-ins, freedom rides, and more!
How old do you have to be to vote?
18
How many electoral college votes does Illinois have?
19 (it was 20 in 2020, 2016, 2012. 21 in 2008.)
What materials do you need to register to vote?
A valid form of identification, certified mail confirming your address.
What movement led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment?
The Woman's Suffrage Movement
Which amendments abolished slavery and gave former slaves the right to vote?
13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
Who is the elected Illinois Attorney General?
Kwame Raoul!
Which states do not have a "winner take all" approach to their electoral college votes?
Nebraska and Maine
May a citizen of Guam register to vote?
No
What year was the 14th amendment, the Voting Rights Act, ratified?
1964
Describe 3 barriers to voting?
Limited opportunities to register
Arrests and beatings by police
Threats of violence toward a voter’s family and home
Personal information shared with groups like the KKK and employers.
Grandfather Clause
Poll taxes
Is it unconstitutional to require ID before voting?
No it is not. It can even go further! See Crawford.
Can you find the words "electoral college" in the constitution?
No
What world event led to lowering the voting age to 18?
Which President signed a law that gave Native Americans full citizenship including the right to vote?
President Calvin Coolidge
Who was the famed leader of the Womans Suffrage Movement?
Susan B. Anthony
What was the only sitting member of the House of Reps to be elected President?
President James Garfield
How many times has the winner of the popular vote lost the presidential election?
5 (1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016)
When is the latest someone in Illinois can register to vote?
The day of the election! Go Vote!!
Which amendment gave citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote?
23rd Amendment
What was the significance of Allen v. Milligan?
The significance of the Allen ruling is that, for the first time, the Court held that racial gerrymandering is included in Section 2 of the VRA. Previous rulings had outlawed it in the context of the 14th’ Amendment’s equal protection clause.
Who is the only President to serve as both the President and the Vice President, but was not elected to either position?
President Gerold Ford