Chapter 11 Assessment - "Voting in America"

When the United States was founded in 1776, what THREE details did a person need to have to vote? They had to be white, male, and......

• English

  background

• 35 (or older)

• Christian

• own land

When the Voting Rights Act passed, all American citizens had the right to vote protected regardless of race, gender, etc. What year was this law passed?

• 1870

• 1971

• 1965

• 1920

Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?

• California

• Wyoming

• New York

• Massachusetts

What was a Southern-based rigged test administered before voting

to see if a person can read and write?

• literacy test

• Citizenship test

• Voter registration form

• Psychological evaluation

Voter registration is required only in certain states.

• True

• False

In choosing a candidate to vote for, a citizen should consider whether

or not that candidate has had relevant past experience.

• True

• False

Expressing satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the people

who currently hold office is a good reason to vote.

• True

• False

On many occasions, the American voter turnout rate

is usually over 50 percent.

• True

• False

Definition: Suffrage is the .............

• right to own property

• right to vote

• right to free speech

• right to bear arms

The election of 2000 (Bush vs. Gore) was decided by one state.

Which state was it?

• Texas

• New York

• Wyoming

• Florida