Voting Rights
True or False
You can be experiencing homelessness and still be a resident of your state.
True
This event, held in the summer of each presidential election year, is where each major political party officially nominates its candidate for president.
National Convention
This number represents the minimum number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win the U.S. presidency.
270
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This U.S. political party, founded in the 1850s, was formed in opposition to the expansion of slavery and eventually became the party of Abraham Lincoln.
The Republican Party
Which word belongs in the blank?
People _____ vote after being convicted of a felony.
cannot always
cannot
never
can
sometimes
cannot always
The first step in the path to the presidency, where candidates from each party compete to win delegates, is known as this.
The Primary Election
The number of electoral votes each state has is determined by the total number of this group of people in the U.S. Congress.
Senators & Representatives
This term refers to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a specific political party.
Gerrymandering
Founded in 1792, this is the oldest political party in the U.S. and was originally led by figures like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
The Democratic Party
Which one doesn't belong? Who can vote in the state of Indiana?
a. Previously Incarcerated
b. Recently Naturalized Citizens
c. College Students
d. Currently Incarcerated
e. Individuals with Disabilities
Currently Incarcerated
This group of electors, who officially elect the president and vice president, meets in December after the general election.
The Electoral College
This state has the most electoral votes, with a total of 55.
California
The term "gerrymandering" originated from this U.S. state’s governor in 1812, whose name was attached to an oddly-shaped district.
Massachusetts
This political party was the dominant political force in the United States from the 1790s through the 1820s, advocating for a strong federal government and policies like a national bank.
The Federalist Party
This landmark 1965 law aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting, particularly in the Southern states.
The _____ ______ Act of 1965
Voting Rights
This document, signed on January 20th, 1789, is the oath a newly elected president must take before assuming office.
The Presidential Oath of Office
In a rare event, this happened in 2000, where a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election due to the Electoral College.
Split or Disputed Election
This kind of gerrymandering involves drawing district lines to concentrate the opposing party’s votes into a few districts, minimizing their influence elsewhere.
Packing
This 1830s political party, led by Andrew Jackson, advocated for the "common man" and was opposed to the concentration of power in the hands of elites, particularly in the national bank.
The Democratic Party
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote in 1920.
The 19th Amendment
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket in the U.S., doing so in 1984, was from this political party.
Democratic
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the decision is made by this branch of government.
House of Representatives
This strategy in gerrymandering seeks to spread out the opposing party’s votes across many districts to dilute their voting power.
Cracking
Tell me one important thing you learned today or took away from the lesson for today!
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