Street Law Ch. 3 VOTING RIGHTS

Voting is a basic ________________ right.

• conventional

• constitutional

• convenient

• con artist's

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution states, "The right of ____________ of the United States to vote shall not be _____________ or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• citizens, denied

• women, impeached

• illegal aliens, prohibited

• minors, changed

In 1971, the passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment gave __________________ the right to vote.

• 21 year olds

• 16 year olds

• 20 year olds

• 18 year olds

An _______________ is a procedure that enables a specified number of voters to propose a law by petition.

• inspiration

• initiative

• investigation

• interrogation

A _______________ occurs when a legislative act is referred to voters for final approval or rejection.

• referee

• referral service

• restitution

• referendum

The removal of an elected official from office by vote of the people is called a _____________.

• recall

• impeachment

• coup d'etat

• dynasty

Rather than being a true democracy, the United States is technically a ________________ because the people elect representatives to vote on laws, instead of voting on them directly.

• monarchy

• dynasty

• republic

• oligarchy

Many states permit ______________ elections, which allow voters to remove elected officials from office.

• do-over

• referendum

• initiative

• recall

Some form of ___________ voting exists in 30 states.

• direct

• indirect

• unregistered

• unfiltered

Check the boxes of all the places you can obtain a voter registration form:

• Motor vehicle departments

• State offices

• Welfare offices

• Agencies that serve the disabled

• Ice cream parlors