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Voting
Presidential Election
voter behavior
Voting History
2016 OK Ballot
100
When is the 2016 general election held?
What is Tuesday, November 8, 2016?
100
Who are the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates for the 2016 election?
What is Donald Trump (R); Hilary Rodham Clinton (D)
100
The type of election that has the highest voter turnout
What is presidential election
100
What does GOP stand for?
What is Grand Old Party (a nickname for the Republican Party)
100
True or False: It is illegal to take a selfie of yourself with your marked ballot while voting in Oklahoma
What is true: There are no laws banning a ballot selfie, each state defines its own guidelines regarding the use of media in a polling place. In Oklahoma, Statute 26-7-109 states: 'it is illegal to share your marked ballot while voting, reporters and photographers may not photograph any voter marking a ballot in a polling place'
200
Most states require voters to do this ahead of time, to prevent voter fraud
What is register?
200
Who is the Republican Vice President candidate?
What is Mike Pence (Indiana Governor)
200
Which group is the least likely to vote?
Young adults
200
The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in which decade?
What is the 1920s?
200
How many state questions are on the Oklahoma ballot?
What is 7?
300
If you don't choose a party when registering, or register as an Independent, you won't be able to vote in this type of election in most states
What is primary
300
Who is the Democratic Vice President candidate?
What is it Tim Kaine (Virginia Senator)
300
During the 2012 presidential election in 2012, about what percentage of all voting-age Americans made it to the polls to cast their vote.
56.5% Article: http://fortune.com/2016/04/04/why-americans-dont-vote/
300
In some states, black women weren’t able to vote until what decade?
What is the 1960s
300
True or False: Write-in candidates are not counted in Oklahoma elections
What is True
400
What are 3 of the qualifications must one have to vote in the Oklahoma election?
What is: - a U.S. citizen (either by birth or naturalization); - 18 years old. (Some states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries or register to vote if they will be 18 before the general election).; - legally competent - not a current felony sentence (in OK a convicted felon is only allowed to vote after their original sentence is complete) State laws vary on voter requirements; 3 groups widely denied the right to vote: What is felons, mentally incompetent and institutionalized
400
Who is Gary Johnson?
What is Libertarian Party candidate? (Governor of New Mexico)
400
Why the Millenial Generation may have a large impact on politics
What is it's the largest in US history ( & more informed, more diverse)
400
Who was the only president to receive the totality of electoral votes?
What is George Washington
400
What are the General Election poll times on election day?
What is 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)
500
What were some methods used to limit others access to voting?
What is poll tax, literacy tests, denying citizenship
500
Who is Jill Stein?
What is the Green Party's Presidential Nominee (She was also the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2012.)
500
Who tends to vote more -- in terms of level of education, income, gender and age
What is higher education and income, women, over 35
500
During the U.S.A. presidential election in 2012, the percentage of all voting-age Americans who made it to the polls to cast their vote was well below which other developed nations? (Name one)
Turkey, Australia, and the UK http://fortune.com/2016/04/04/why-americans-dont-vote/
500
How many Electoral College votes does Oklahoma have?
What is 7