Civics Ch 8 & 9 Review

In order to register to vote, you must be able to prove your (a)  

• age
• lack of criminal record
• party preference.
• residency

In the case Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court

• ordered an end to the use of punch-card ballots.

• ordered the recounting of votes to stop.

• ruled unanimously in favor of George W. Bush

• sided with the state of Florida.

Which of the following would not be allowed to vote?

(a)  

• a college student

• a newly arrived immigrant
• a person who just moved to a state

• a retired person

Which group writes a party’s platform at its national convention?

(a)  

• delegates
• local caucus members

• Senate campaign committee members

• party leaders

The description of a political party’s position on election issues is called a (a)   .

• caucus.
• deck
• plank
• platform.

In which type of election do voters choose a party’s candidates for the general election?

(a)  

• local election

• national election

• primary election
• special election

In many states, people who will be traveling on Election Day may vote

• at a different polling place.

• by absentee ballot or early voting.

• the day after Election Day.

• up to a week after Election Day.

The amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 was the

• Eighteenth.

• Fourteenth.

• Twenty-seventh.

• Twenty-sixth.

One major reason people do not vote is because they (a)  

• cannot take time off work.
• do not have Internet access.
• do not want to serve in government.
• fail to register.

Thomas Jefferson believed that strong state governments would protect individual rights better than a strong national government because states are

• closer to the citizens.

• easier to manage.

• less expensive to operate.

• more likely to tax.