Elections and Voting

Most citizens in the United States over the age of 18 have the right to vote

• True

• False

What does voting do in the United States?

• The choosing of a king or queen

• How the principal is chosen.

• The process of choosing a state or political leader or representative in our government or voting on laws that need to be passed.

Voting is.....

• A right

• A responsibility

• Both a right and a responsibility

What is the process by which individuals choose their leaders or decide on issues of public concern through a formal expression of opinion, typically in a secret ballot?

• Vote

• Petition

• March

• Strike

Citizens vote every 4 years to choose a president.

• True

• False

Voting for President, Vice President, Senate, House of Representatives, Governor, Mayor, etc. is an example of:

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

Voting exclusively for the candidates of one party, is ​ (a)  

• party-line voting

• prospective voting

• split-ticket voting

• exit poll

How do "We the People" choose those who govern?

• by flipping a coin

• by playing rock-paper-scissors

• by shadow boxing

• voting

to record or enroll is to​ (a)  

• ballot

• suffrage

• voter turnout rate

• apathy

• polling place

• register

How many Electoral College votes does a candidate need to get in order to be declared the winner of the Presidential election?

• 100

• 538

• 50

• 270