Social Studies Ch. 8 & 9

A presidential election is won by the candidate who

• Receives a majority of electoral votes

• Receives a majority of the popular vote

• Wins the popular vote in more than 25 states

• Wins the primary election in a majority of states

1. Federalists believed that the best way to protect individual rights was to have?

• A strong national government

• Strong state governments

• A balance of power

• Constitutional amendments

1. Citizens who are unable to vote at the polls on Election Day

• Are not allowed to vote

• Can vote by absentee ballot

• Can vote by regular ballot

• Can vote by reregistering in another voting district

1. What is the main event at a national party convention?

• Raising money for the national election

• Recruiting volunteers to campaign for the party

• Preparing television and radio advertisements

• Nominating a candidate for president

1. Which of the following is a requirement for voting in elections in the United States today?

• Ability to get to a polling place

• High-school education

• Property ownership

• U.S. citizenship

Part of the election process in which voters nominate a party’s candidates.

• registration

• Primary election

• referendum

• Electoral College

A process required of citizens before they are allowed to vote in elections.

• Electoral College

• referendum

• Primary election

• registration

A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law.

• Polling place

• Electoral College

• referendum

• Primary election

A location where voting takes place.

• Primary election

• referendum

• Electoral College

• Polling place

Made of 538 electors from the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

• Electoral College

• referendum

• Primary election

• registration