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WorksheetsVoting & Elections
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An election where voters choose the best candidate to represent their party
a)
General Election
b)
Primary Election
c)
Electoral College
d)
Spelling Bee
2.
Type of primary where only registered voters of that specific party can vote for that party's candidates.
a)
Closed Primary
b)
Open Primary
c)
General Election
d)
Military Tribunal
3.
An election where voters choose a candidate from among the candidates offered by each or every political party to actually take and hold office.
a)
Primary Election
b)
Electoral College
c)
General Election
d)
Secret Appointment
4.
Under the Constitution the power to determine voting law was and is largely left up to the states.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?
a)
15th
b)
19th
c)
26th
d)
21st
6.
What did the 26th amendment do?
a)
Denied livestock the right to vote in rural areas
b)
Forbid states from denying anyone the age of 18 or older the right to vote based on age.
c)
Gave African Americans the right vote.
d)
Forbid anyone over the age of 90 the right to vote .
7.
No state can deny anyone the right to vote based on race, color, ethnicity, or sex.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Many states do not allow inmates convicted of serious crimes, severally mentally handicapped, and people who had previously broken election law to vote.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
To vote in PA you must be a U.S. citizen and registered 60 days prior to the election.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
In PA you can find a voter registration form online, at the local courthouse, and many other government buildings.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The 2 major types of elections in the U.S. are:
a)
General and Major Elections
b)
General and Private Elections
c)
General and Tribunal Elections
d)
General and Primary Elections
12.
Most primary elections are held in the ...
a)
Late Winter/Spring
b)
Fall/Early Winter
c)
Later Summer/ Fall
d)
Spring/Early Summer
13.
General elections are held in
a)
January
b)
April
c)
July
d)
November
14.
A run-off election is used to decide an earlier election that did not result in any one candidate receiving a majority of voter support.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Thomas Jefferson went to the polling place to cast his ballot (what did he just do) ?
a)
He went to the rest room to eat a spicy chicken sandwich
b)
He went to the nearest interstate toll booth to pay his ticket.
c)
He went to his local voting place and voted
d)
Who knows? What kind of coded message was that?
16.
A ballot is...
a)
A specific type of dance
b)
A french loaf of bread
c)
a ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election.
d)
A member of the electoral college
17.
In the U.S. voting is secret and private
a)
True
b)
False
18.
PA has a closed primary where independent voters cannot vote
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What is a straight ticket?
a)
A type of ballot where a voter selects candidates from only one political party.
b)
A type of ballot on which the voter selects candidates from more than one political party.
c)
Similar to a straight jacket, but with paper.
d)
A ticket with less curves.
20.
Put the following election types in the correct order:
a)
General election, run-off election (sometimes), primary election
b)
Primary election, general election, run-off election (sometimes)
c)
Primary election, run-off election (sometimes), general election
d)
Run-off election (sometimes), primary election, general election
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