Chapter 9: Voting and Elections

What is the right to vote called?

• suffrage
• oligarchy
• anarchy
• monarchy

The 15th Amendment allowed who to vote?

• Citizens over the age of 18

• Native Americans
• Women
• African American men

What is the term called when you enroll to vote?

• voter application
• voter registration
• voter caucus

• voter enrollment

The 19th Amendment gave suffrage to?

• men
• Citizens over the age of 18

• African American men

• women

The 26th Amendment gave suffrage to?

• citizens who are 25 years old or older
• citizens who are 18 years old or older
• citizens who are 21 years old or older
• citizens who are 16 years old or older

What is the list of candidates for which you cast your vote on called?

• poll
• ticket
• ball
• ballot

What is a lack of interest in voting called?

• voter indifference
• voter disinterest
• voter apathy
• voter negligence

The procedure in which citizens can propose new laws of state amendments.

• Referendum process
• Legislative process
• Recall process

• Initiative process

A special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office.

• Revocation election
• Repeal election
• Rescind election
• Recall election

A procedure on which citizens vote on state or local laws.

• petition
• referendum
• recall

• initiative