Unit 2 reveiw

Question 1

What Amendment granted African American males the right to vote?

Answer 1

15th Amendment

Question 2

What Amendment granted women the right to vote?

Answer 2

19th Amendment

Question 3

What Amendment granted citizen of the District of Columbia electoral votes during Presidential elections?

Answer 3

23rd Amendment

Question 4

What Amendment eliminated poll taxes or any other type of tax to vote?

Answer 4

24th Amendment

Question 5

What outlawed the discriminatory voting practices?

Answer 5

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 6

What granted anyone 18 years and older the right to vote?

Answer 6

26th Amendment

Question 7

What are the qualifications to vote in Virginia?

Answer 7

1. Voter registration is required before a citizen may vote
2. Citizen of the United States
3. Resident of Virginia and precinct
4. At least 18 years of age by day of general election

Question 8

How does a person register to vote in Virginia?

Answer 8

1. In-person at the registrar’s office,
2. By mail (applications can be obtained from the Department of Motor vehicles, public libraries, state/local government offices, or other designated locations),
3. Online

Question 9

How many days before the election should you vote?

Answer 9

22

Question 10

What factors predict which citizens will vote?

Answer 10

Age, education, income

Question 11

What percentage of voters is greater; Presidential elections or State and local elections?

Answer 11

Presidential elections

Question 12

Why do citizens fail to vote?

Answer 12

1. Lack of interest (in candidates or issues),
2. Failure to register
3. Belief that vote does not count or will have no impact
4. no time or too busy

Question 13

Is every vote important?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What does the Green Party believe in?

Answer 14

Green politics, environmentalism

Question 15

What does the Constitution Party believe in? (Republicans)

Answer 15

Favors government based on strict interpretation of the US Constitution

Question 16

What does the Libertarian Party believe in?

Answer 16

Favor the rights of individuals

Question 17

Where can the differences between political parties be found?

Answer 17

Differences between political parties are stated in party platforms and reflected in campaigning

Question 18

How many years until the next president is elected?

Answer 18

4 years

Question 19

What is the Electoral College used for?

Answer 19

Electing the president and Vice president of the US and casts the official vote for the president

Question 20

What is the Electoral College made of?

Answer 20

A group of electors (people) who vote on behalf of the winning political party of their state

Question 21

How is the number of electors in the Electoral College determined?

Answer 21

The number of electors of each state is based on each state’s congressional representation (the number of United States senators plus the number of representatives in the House of Representatives)

Question 22

How is Congressional Representation determined?

Answer 22

State population

Question 23

Who has a bigger representation in the Electoral College; Bigger or smaller states?

Answer 23

Less populated states have less representation, larger populated states have more representation

Question 24

How does the Electoral College selection process work? (4 steps)

Answer 24

1. Each political party chooses its slate of electors.
2. After the popular vote, the electors cast their official votes.
3. Most states have a “winner-takes-all” system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate.
4. Candidates need 270 electoral votes to win, which favors a two-party system

Question 25

How does the “winner-takes-all” system impact political campaigning?

Answer 25

The winner-take-all system leads to the targeting of densely populated states for campaigning, although candidates must pay attention to less populated states and swing states whose electoral votes may make the difference in a tight election

Question 26

What is a Swing State?

Answer 26

a state that switches political parties