Elections and Voting

This man was the first leader of the modern Democratic Party

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

The First Republican candidate for President....

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

According to this map, who won the electoral college in 2008?

• John McCain

• Barack Obama

Label the two major US Political Parties

a

b

Republicans

Democrats

One important feature of US elections is that they are ________ meaning everyone can vote and the results are counted

• Free and Fair

• biased

• limited

• once every 2 years

These are the policies followed by government

• politics

• public policies

• private policies

• legislation

What is the first step in the voting process?

• Voting

• Registration

• Debates

• Primary Election