Ch. 10: Elections and Voting

In which kind of primary election would a registered independent be unable to vote?

• closed primary

• open primary

• blanket primary

• nonpartisan primary

The emphasis on elections in the United States most reflects which constitutional principle?

• popular sovereignty

• individual rights

• equal opportunity

• checks and balances

Each state gets a different number of Electoral votes based on

• The two senators, and the number of representatives in the U.S. House from that state

• The number of people who show up on election day to vote

• How important the state is to the United States as a whole

• The two senators, or the number of representatives in the U.S. House from that state, whichever is greater

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

• General
• Primary
• Referendum
• Initiative

a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal, usually a piece of legislation.

• Referendum
• Intiative
• Recall
• Primary

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

An electoral procedure whereby citizens can propose legislation or constitutional amendments and refer the decision to a popular vote.

• Referendum
• Recall
• Initiative
• Primary

How can citizens bring an issue or concern for a piece of legislation to the entire electorate on which to vote?

• by appealing to the chief executive, (mayor, governor president)
• by lobbying the legislature, providing them with information
• by obtaining the required number of signatures on a petition.
• by organizing a large protest that get sufficient media coverage