Chapter 9 Review

A list of candidates’ names is called a ballot.

• True
• False

The percentage of eligible voters who actually vote is known as a canvass.

• True
• False

Which of the following is true regarding voter registration in the U.S.?

• You must register as a Democrat or Republican.
• You must register as part of the exit poll.
• You must register before you can vote.
• You must register to renew your driver’s license.

Which of the following is a location where you would find a polling place?

• bank
• grocery store
• private home
• school

The Fifteenth Amendment states that no person can be denied the right to vote based on

• gender.
• national origin.
• state laws.
• race/skin color

Election Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

• True
• False

National elections are held

• every four years.
• every year.
• in even-numbered years.
• in odd-numbered years.

In a general election, voters choose

• candidates for all offices.
• only their governors.
• a political party’s nominees.

The candidate who is elected to public office by an indirect vote is the

• president.
• governor.
• U.S. representative.
• U.S. senator.

Two ways in which voters are directly involved with government is through initiative and referendum.

• True
• False