Political Parties and Voting

Rohan, Lily, and Michael are playing a trivia game about the origins of two major political parties. They stumbled upon a chart and are trying to complete it. Can you help them figure out which statement completes the chart?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison started a party to oppose Federalist policies.

• Opponents of Big Business created a new party to push for more government regulation.

• Opponents to the spread of slavery to new federal territories started their own political party.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt formed a new party to take more active steps against the Great Depression.

Avery, Anika, and Scarlett are having a debate about politics. They are trying to figure out which of the following is an example of voting at the national level. Can you help them?

• Avery thinks it's voting for the Governor of Florida

• Anika believes it's voting for a school board member

• Scarlett suggests it's voting for a Florida representative in Congress

• They also consider voting for a Justice to the Florida Supreme Court

Imagine this scenario: Liam, Daniel, and Lily are having a heated discussion about the impact of voting in elections at the local level. Can you help them settle their debate? Which of the following is an example of how voting in elections impacts citizens at the local level?

• Voters in the state elect a new governor, who proposes a new state energy policy.

• Voters elect new members to Congress, who approve increases in defense spending.

• Voters approve a new bond, providing additional funds to neighborhood schools.

• Voters elect new members to the state legislature, who change the speed limit on state highways.

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Imagine this scenario: William, Arjun, and Anika are playing a game of 'Guess the Government Office'. They are given the following clues: - The person holding this office must be at least 25 years old - They must have been a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years - They must reside in the state they are representing Can you help them figure out which government office these clues are referring to?

• U.S. Senator

• Governor of Florida

• President of the United States

• Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Imagine this scenario: Our friend Jonathan, who is a 28-year-old natural-born citizen of the United States, has been living in Tampa, Florida, for the last 10 years. Samuel, Harper, and Jackson are having a debate about which of the major state and national offices Jonathan is qualified to hold. Can you help them settle this debate?

• II, IV

• III, IV

• I, III, IV

• I, II, III, IV

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Imagine Luna, Kai, and Ava are playing a game of 'Constitutional Trivia'. Luna draws a card and reads out loud: 'Which group is described in this passage from the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?'

• members of the U.S. Senate

• members of the state legislatures

• members of the Electoral College

• members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Imagine this, Isla, Aria, and Ava are having a heated debate about the U.S. Constitution. They stumbled upon a question that they couldn't agree on. Can you help them out? The question is: Why did the members of the Constitutional Convention create the Electoral College?

• Was it because they wanted to make the vote counting process easier?

• Or, did they not trust the people to choose the President directly?

• Perhaps, they wanted to be able to appoint their supporters as electors?

• Or, did they just want to provide work for members of Congress during recess?

Imagine Noah, Aiden, and Isla are playing a game of 'U.S. Constitution Trivia'. They stumble upon a tricky question: 'How is the President of the United States chosen according to the U.S. Constitution?' Can you help them out?

• The President is elected directly by the people

• The President is elected by the state legislatures

• The President is elected by the Electoral College

• The President is elected by the members of Congress