Bare Bones SOL CE 5E and CE 5F

You must meet three qualifications to register and vote in Virginia. You must be ​ (a)   years old, you have to be a ​ (b)   of the United States, and a ​ (c)   of Virginia.

• 18
• citizen
• resident
• 21
• employee
• 30
• official
• member

In which of the following ways is it possible to register to vote in the state of Virginia?

• By going to the registrar's office and registering in person.

• Registering to vote online through the Virginia registrars' website.

• Signing up at the polling location on the day of the election.

• Getting a form at the DMV or post office and mailing it in to the registrar's office.

• Going to the mall and asking the clerk for a registration form.

Choose the individual in each pair who is more likely to turnout to vote in the next election.

Choose all of the following that are reasons people give for not voting during an election.

• My vote doesn't matter.

• There are not enough polling locations.

• I didn't register to vote.

• I don't like any of the candidates that are running.

• It costs too much to register to vote.

What type of election generally has the highest voter turnout?

• Gubernatorial

• Congressional

• Local

• Presidential

Match the legislation to the impact it made on voting rights in the United States.

• 26th Amendment

• Lowered the official voting age from 21 to 18.

• 23rd Amendment

• Outlawed the use of all poll taxes.

• 19th Amendment

• Gave black men the right to vote.

• 15th Amendment

• Gave women the right to vote.

• 24th Amendment

• Gave Washington D.C. electors and voting rights in Presidential elections.

How is the final decision for who will serve as the President made?

• The voters of the United States have a popular vote.

• The electors of the Electoral College cast their ballots.

• The Supreme Court approves the vote of the nation.

• The governors of the fifty states make their selection for the position.

How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?

• 270

• 538

• 100

• 435

Reorder the following steps of the process for how the Electoral College chooses the next President.

• When a candidate wins a state their electors win the right to vote in the Electoral College.

• Whatever candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote is the new President.

• If no candidate wins the majority the decision goes to the House of Representatives.

• The popular vote is collected in an election on the first Tuesday of November.

• Each party that is on the ballot chooses a number of electors that each state has.

Choose the following statements that may be issues in the Electoral College. (Choose all that apply)

• Candidates may win the popular vote, but lose in the Electoral College.

• Candidates only campaign in states that they believe that they can win.

• The Electoral College has influenced us to have many political parties.

• Most states are "winner take all" so no matter how close the election the winner gets all electoral votes.

• States all have the same representation in the Electoral College regardless of size.