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Unit 3 REVIEW - Elections and Campaigns

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What amendment affirmed women's right to vote?

a)

19

b)

26

c)

15

d)

23

2.
How old do you have to be to vote?
a)
12
b)
16
c)
18
d)
21
3.
What is a requirement for voter registration?
a)
18 years old
b)
no criminal background
c)
pay taxes
d)
none of the above 
4.
How often does the general election occur?
a)
every 4 years (even # years)
b)
every 3 years
c)
every 12 years
d)
odd numbered years
5.
What was the purpose of the 26th amendment?
a)
voting age of 18
b)
citizens of  DC can vote
c)
women can vote
d)
any color of skin can vote
6.

How many electoral votes does it take to win the presidential election?

a)

200

b)

538

c)

270

d)

100

7.
What is suffrage?
a)
suffering
b)
the right to vote
c)
cancelling the election
d)
hurting someone
8.
"Blue State" means the people of that state primarily support _____________.
a)
Green party
b)
Libertarian party
c)
Democratic party
d)
Republican party 
9.
What is the main purpose of the primary election?
a)
See who is old enough to vote
b)
pick the new president
c)
narrow down the field of candidates
d)
count how many voters are registered
10.

The electoral college has ________ total members.

a)

538

b)

270

c)

460

d)

570

11.
What are the three main steps in the voting process?
a)
Graduate, get a job, buy a house
b)
call the polling place to tell them who you want to vote for
c)
send a letter to the president, call him/her, then vote
d)
register, research, vote
12.
What kind of money is raised by a PAC?
a)
Dark Money
b)
Hard Money
c)
Soft Money
d)
Money
13.

Who regulates campaign finances?

a)

PACs

b)

NCAA

c)

FEC

d)

CATS

14.
Women's Suffrage.
a)
19th Amendment
b)
24th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
26th Amendment
15.
Your grandfather was able to vote, so that means you can too.
a)
Grandfather Agreemnet
b)
Santa Clause
c)
Grandfather Clause
d)
Grandmother Clause
16.
Jack has to pay to vote.
a)
Income Tax
b)
Payroll Tax
c)
Property Tax
d)
Poll tax
17.

A primary...

a)

determines who wins the position in government

b)

determines who the nominee for a particular poltical party will be

c)

the super tuesday contest

d)

is online polling

18.

What is the significance of this image?

a)

Its a map of the US

b)

it shows Biden won the 2020 election

c)

it shows Trump won more states and therefore the presidency

d)

it is a media poll showing strong Republican support

19.

The media is significant in elections because....

a)

It can positively or negatively influence a candidate with its coverage

b)

They donate to candidates campaign

c)

they are crooked

d)

they are fake news

20.

The 15th amendment...

a)

ended poll taxes

b)

raised the age to vote to 18

c)

gave women the vote

d)

affirmed the right to vote for African American men

21.

Voting for one party on the ballot is called

a)

Straight ticket voting

b)

Cross pressured voting

c)

Weak party voting

22.

The founders believed voters should be

a)

white, land-owning, Christian men

b)

all white people

c)

all men

d)

women only

23.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed which of the following:

a)

literacy tests

b)

citizenship tests

c)

property tax

d)

videotaping at polling places

24.

This alternative to the Winner-Take-All System is used in Nebraska and Maine

a)

District Plan

b)

Proportional Vote System

c)

National Popular Vote Winner

25.

Battleground States are also known as

a)

Swing States

b)

Blue States

c)

Red States

d)

War States

26.
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
a)
22nd Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
26th Amendment
d)
24th Amendment
27.

In Citizens United the Supreme Court ruled that...

a)

limitations on campaign contributions are a violation of the 2nd Amendment

b)

limitations on campaign contributions are a violation of freedom of speech.

c)

limitations on campaign contributions are a violation of the 19th Amendment.

d)

that George Bush defeated Al Gore in the 2000 Presidential Election.

28.

This amendment said you could not deny individuals the right to vote on the basis of race.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

29.
You can win the popular vote for President but still lose the election.
a)
True
b)
False
30.

Campaigns spend the bulk of their money on

__________________________

a)

yard signs

b)

bumper stickers

c)

TV ads

d)

pamphlets

31.

There are no campaign contribution limits for ______________

a)

individuals

b)

Super PACs

c)

NGOs

d)

the president

32.

Select the two major parties in the United States today.

a)

Communist Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Democratic Party

d)

Green Party

33.

What is this cartoon saying about the current government of the United States?

a)

The US government is successful.

b)

The US democracy is in danger.

c)

The US democracy is thriving.

34.

Which group got the right to vote with the 19th Amendment?

a)

Hispanic Men

b)

Women

c)

Young People

d)

Men

35.

If there is a tie in the Electoral College, who picks the president?

a)

The popular vote is used

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Senate

d)

There is another election