Voting and Elections

You need to register in order to vote?

• True

• False

Type of election that determines the nominee of a given party.

• General
• Primary
• Referendum
• Initiative

An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation

• general
• primary
• recall
• intitiative

An election where anyone of any political party affiliation may vote to select a candidate for a particular party

• open primary
• closed primary
• open general
• closed general

An election where only those voters registered with that particular political party may vote to select a particular candidate.

• open primary
• closed primary
• open general
• closed genreal

 A group of persons selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president. 

• Direct Primary
• House of Represntatives
• Electoral College
• Senate

How many total votes are up for grabs in the electoral college?

• 538
• 270
• 100
• 29

Why was the election of 1800 noteworthy?

• its the first peaceful transfer of power between rival political factions
• One of t he founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson was elected president
• it marks the foundation of the Republican party
• George Washington retires from public life

What happened during the election of 2000 that made many question the electoral college?

• The popular vote drew the same conclusion as the electoral college tally
• The electoral college votes for Bush although they were supposed to vote for Gore
• Bush wins the popular vote Gore wins the electoral college
• Al Gore wins the popular vote, but Bush wins in the Electoral College 

How many votes are are necessary for a candidate to carry the electoral college?

•  100
• 400
• 538
• 270