CE.5f: Voting in the USA and VIrginia

CE.5f:

Voting in the USA and Virginia

​Use this presentation to complete today's notes assignment.

Multiple Choice

What type of government is the USA?

• monarchy

• republic

• dictatorship

Is the US a democracy or a republic?

It is both a democracy and a republic.

A democracy because the people hold the power.

A republic because it is ruled by the law, not one person.

Multiple Choice

What makes the USA a republic?

• rule by law

• rule by monarchy (king/queen)

• rule by a dictator

Multiple Choice

What makes the USA a democracy?

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

What do you already know?

Econ, Civics, Elementary School, History, etc...

Multiple Choice

The United States has a ____ form of government.

• democracy

• democratic

• Communist

Multiple Choice

The American people ____ representatives.

• serve

• elect

• veto

Voting in the United States

How do we choses leaders and representatives?

Who can vote?

Citizen, 18, Resident, Registered

Multiple Select

Which of the following are necessary to vote?

• US Citizen

• 18yo or older

• Resident of a state

• Registered

Suffrage?

Listen for this word. What does it mean?

Multiple Choice

You heard "universal suffrage." Suffrage means...

• pain

• the right to vote

• rights for women

Voting Rights

What did the 15th Amendment do?

What did the 19th Amendment do?

15th Amendment

All men can vote, regardless of race.

Multiple Choice

What did the 15 Amendment do?

• gave every one the right to vote

• gave all men the right to vote

Expanding Voting Rights

What did the 15th Amendment do?

Who did this anger? What did they do?

What did the 19th Amendment do?

Multiple Select

What did southern legislators do to stop minority voters? Click all that apply.

• intimidation

• poll taxes ($ to vote)

• impossible literacy tests

• nothing

19th Amendment

All women can vote

Multiple Choice

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 1st

• 19th

• 15th

• 25th

Multiple Choice

What Amendment did the Civil Rights Act (1965) protect?

• 2nd

• 13th

• 15th

• 19th

Open Ended

Why do you think so many people who can vote don't?

Open Ended

Some nations require voting. It is mandatory. Do you think is US should require voting? Why or why not?

Let's Review

Remember: You'll see these questions again!

Multiple Choice

In the United States, people vote for representatives and leaders. The US is a...

• republic

• dictatorship

• monarchy

Multiple Choice

In the US, people have the power. The USA is a...

• tribunal

• democracy

• Republican Party

Multiple Choice

All of the following are requirements to vote except;

• citizenship

• high school graduate

• resident of the state

• 18 years of age

Multiple Choice

What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 26th

• 15th

• 19th

Multiple Choice

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 24th

Multiple Choice

All of the following are characteristics of those who were allowed to vote in the late 1700s except;

• white

• landowners

• males

• all of these choices