Unit 3 Elections Review

Which two words are synonyms (same meaning) for voting rights.

• gerrymander

• suffrage

• franchise

• poll tax

Mid-term elections (off-year elections) happen

• at the midpoint of a president's four-year term

• every two years

• every four years

• when the president's first term is over

Cities and counties are divided up into _________________, which are voting districts.

• polling places

• neighborhoods

• precincts

• interest groups

What are ways people can vote BESIDES going to the polls on election day?

• absentee ballot by mail

• Internet poll

• e-mail ballots

• early voting in person

How do news outlets find out what the population thinks about candidates/issues before the election?

• absentee ballots

• suffrage

• public opinion polling

• random testing

Parties are formed by groups who wish to control government by ________________.

• organizing protests and petitions.

• lobbying (trying to influence) elected officials.

• trying cases in the courts.

• winning elections and holding offices.

The party in the majority in a legislature (lawmaking body) has the power to organize the business and agenda of government.

• True

• False

In most elections, a candidate can only win if they have over 50% of the vote.

• True

• False

For most elections, the winner is the person with the most votes, even if they don't get 50%. This is called

• majority

• plurality

• reality

• fraud

Elections in which party members face each other to determine who advances to the general election.

• general election

• polling places

• primary elections

• showdowns