Unit 9 Elections Test

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All adult citizens who meet the age and residency requirements to be eligible to vote in an election are called ___.

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the electorate

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The voting process that narrows down all nominees from a party, allowing the highest vote-getter to compete against the nominees of other parties in the November election, is called a ___.

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primary election

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When voters choose a mix of candidates from various parties, as opposed to voting solely for members of a single political party, this is known as ___.

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split-ticket voting

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What right did the 19th Amendment enshrine in the Constitution?

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voting rights for women

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By the middle of the 21st century, around 2050, the United States will see Whites become less than 50 percent of the total U.S. population. While White people will remain the single largest demographic group, Black, Latino, Asian, and Native Americans together will comprise a majority of greater than 50 percent. This is called ___ status.

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majority-minority

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An incumbent politician is one who ___.

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is the current office-holder

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Allows voters to cast a vote in an election when they cannot be present on Election Day by requesting a ballot be mailed to them

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Absentee vote

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Allows eligible citizens to cast their ballots either in person at a polling place or by filling out a hand-marked paper ballot and returning it before Election Day with no reason necessary

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Early voting

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The number of electoral votes allocated to Washington D.C. by the 23rd Amendment (1961)

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3

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Pennsylvania's number of electoral votes as allocated by the 2020 Census

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19