Elections and Voting Quiz

What is an election?

• A process for voters to choose candidates to fill elected offices

• A process for candidates to choose voters to support their campaigns

• A process for voters to choose political parties to govern the country

• A process for candidates to choose political parties to represent

Where can the requirements for holding a national office be found?

• U.S. Constitution

• Florida Constitution

• Local government documents

• Democratic Party platform

What is a primary election?

• An election where political parties choose their nominees for President and Vice President

• An election where voters choose candidates to fill elected offices

• An election where candidates choose voters to support their campaigns

• An election where voters choose political parties to govern the country

What is a closed primary?

• An election where only registered party members can vote

• An election where anyone can vote regardless of party affiliation

• An election where only independent voters can vote

• An election where only candidates can vote

When are national party conventions held?

• Every four years

• Every two years

• Every six years

• Every eight years

How is the winner determined in most elections?

• The candidate with the most votes

• The candidate with the fewest votes

• The candidate chosen by the political party

• The candidate chosen by the Electoral College

What is voting?

• How voters choose which candidates they want to fill elected offices

• How candidates choose voters to support their campaigns

• How voters choose political parties to govern the country

• How candidates choose political parties to represent

What are the requirements to be eligible to register to vote?

• Be a citizen of the United States of America

• Be a legal resident of Florida

• Be a legal resident of the county in which you seek to be registered

• All of the above

What is the deadline to register for an upcoming election?

• 29 days before that election

• 7 days before that election

• 1 day before that election

• On the day of the election

What is the impact of voting?

• Voters can have an impact on state constitutional amendments and local public policy decisions

• Voters can have an impact on national public policy decisions

• Voters can have an impact on the selection of political party nominees

• Voters can have an impact on the appointment of Supreme Court justices