Chapter 9: Voting and Elections

Voter registration is required only in certain states.

• True

• False

When voting, a citizen should consider whether a candidate has relevant past experience.

• True

• False

One good reason to vote is to express your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the people who hold office.

• True

• False

The voter turnout rate in the United States is usually over 50 percent.

• True

• False

There are more than half a million elected offi cials in the United States.

• True

• False

a process required of citizens before they are allowed to vote in elections

• Electoral College

• primary election

• registration

• referendum

part of the election process in which voters nominate a party’s candidates

• Electoral College

• primary election

• registration

• referendum

a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law

• Electoral College

• registration

• referendum

• polling place

made of 538 electors from the 50 states and the District of Columbia

• Electoral College

• registration

• referendum

• polling place

location where voting takes place

• primary election

• registration

• referendum

• polling place