Bergheimer Civics Summer School Unit 1-2 REVIEW

In the Declaration of Independence, the colonists identified a list of COMPLAINTS they had against the King. Which word is a synonym for "complaint"?

• evidences
• grievences
• annoyances

Match the song title and description with the document it describes.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta

Which person would have gotten the right to vote FIRST?

• Adam, an African-American man
• Betty, a woman
• Connie, a member of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe
• Daniel, an 18 year old

Which person would have been given the right to vote most recently?

• Adam, an African-American man
• Connie, a member of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe
• Daniel, an 18 year old
• Eva, a resident of Washington, DC

Identify the date of the next presidential election.

• November 3, 2024
• November 5, 2024
• November 11, 2024
• November 12, 2024

Which statement BEST explains the difference between primary elections and general elections?

• Only the electors vote in the general elections, but all US citizens vote in the primary elections.
• In the primary elections, voters elect who will appear on the ballot during the general elections.

Voting Review: Which word would BEST complete the meme?

• the president
• voting
• campaigning
• the electoral process

Identify the winner of this presidential election.

• Albert Gore, Jr. - Democrat Party
• Ralph Nader - Green Party
• George W. Bush - Republican Party
• Patrick J. Buchanan - Reform Party

Which of the following was NOT something that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's?

• Poll Taxes
• A Constitutional Amendment
• Literacy Tests
• Voter Intimidation/Violence

Virginia has two senators in the US Senate and eleven representatives in the US House of Representatives. How many electoral votes does Virginia have?

• 2
• 11
• 13
• 9