Voting and Elections

Most citizens in the United States over the age of 18 have the right to vote

• True

• False

You need to register in order to vote?

• True

• False

The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is

• college graduates.

• young people.

• women.

• senior citizens over 70.

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

• the right to vote

• the process to amend the Constitution

• suffering

Group of people chosen from each state to formally select the President/VP

• Delegates

• Caucus

• Electoral College

• National Conventions

Party leaders and supporters gather to discuss and choose preferred candidate for their party in an open area. Everyone knows who people are voting for.

• National Conventions

• Battleground states

• Electoral College

• Caucus

Time when new President is officially sworn into office

• Primaries

• Caucuses

• Inauguration

• National Conventions

When political parties meet to select their nominees to run for President

• National Conventions

• Electoral College

• Primaries

• Candidates

What number of electoral votes is required to win the presidency?

• 435

• 270

• 538

• 302

What are the two major political parties?

• Democrat and Republican

• Libertarian and Independent

• Democracy and Monarchy

• Green and Llibertarian