Ch. 23 Voting and Elections

Political parties nominate candidates in a...

• primary election

• general election

• runoff election

General elections tend to include constitutional amendments and new laws.

• True

• False

To vote you must be a...

• natural born citizen

• 21 years old

• a resident

In most states, voter registration occurs...

• after tax season in the spring

• several weeks before the election

• at the poll station the day of the election

Elections occur on...

• Mondays

• Tuesdays

• Wednesdays

The 'butterfly ballots" were a problem in 2000 in the state of...

• Texas

• California

• Florida

Bush v. Gore would lead to the election of Gore.

• True

• False

Ballot measures...

• determine who can vote on a bill

• explain the impact of legislation

• are voted upon by senators

Less than half of Americans voted in 2022.

• True

• False

Candidates will often have commercial ads about where they are from.

• True

• False