Ch.9 Voting and Elections

You need to register in order to vote?

• True

• False

The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is

• college graduates.

• young people.

• women.

• senior citizens over 70.

The three universal requirements States use for a person to be eligible to vote are

• residence, gender, and income.

• citizenship, property ownership, and gender.

• citizenship, residence, and age.

• income, employment, and age.

What are the two major parties in America?

• Democrats & Libertarians
• Liberals & Conservatives
• Democrats & Republicans
• Libertarians & Republicans

Which of the following terms mean the right to vote?

• Suffrage
• Disenfranchise
• Electorate
• Creed

The location where voting is carried out?

• Polling Place
• Ballot
• Ward
• Exit Poll

The list of candidates on which you cast your vote?

• Voting Booth
• Return
• Exit Poll
• Ballot

Lack of interest?

• Apathy
• Optimism
• Empathy
• Ignorance

A ballot used when people know they will be out of town on the day of the elections?

• Straight Ticket
• Butterfly Ballot
• Absentee Ballot
• Punch Card Ballot

The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state’s electoral votes?

• Proportional
• Caucus
• Winner-take-all System
• Incumbent