Chapter 9 Elections & Voting

Which of the following ballot measures is a process that allows voters to put a bill before the state legislature to be voted on by the people?

• initiative

• referendum

• recall

• impeachment

What is the number of electoral votes that are needed to win the presidency?

• 100

• 270

• 435

• 538

_______________________ are determined by the number of senators plus the number of representatives.

• Convention Delegates

• Convention Electors

• State's Electoral Votes

• None of these

A ________________________ is where the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments to the voters for approval.

• initiative

• referendum

• recall

• none of these

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

• General
• Primary
• Referendum
• Initiative

An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation

• general
• primary
• recall
• intitiative

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

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