Voting and Elections

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

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

a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office

• referendum
• recall
• initiative
• primar

The belief that in order to support democratic government, a citizen should always vote.

• mandate
• legitimacy
• civic duty
• political efficacy

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

• own a firearm
• vote in political elections
• practice your religion
• free speech

What is a "Midterm Election" ?

• an election held to pick the candidates for the general election

• an election held in the middle of a presidential term

• appoints Supreme Court judges

• an election for the President of the United States

What is the importance of a Mid Term election?

• can shows approval or disapproval of the president

• removes the president from power

• changes the balance of power in congress

• elects a new governor in each state