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WorksheetsElection Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins
The right to vote is called...
campaign
suffrage
judicial
ballot
Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860. His ________ against the expansion of slavery is why most voters voted for Lincoln.
suffrage
Emancipation Proclamation
platform
TV commercials
Due to the risk of COVID, some citizens want to receive their ________ in the mail for the election.
ballot
platform
ads
executive
Federalist were the first of many political ______________ in the United States. Today we have two major political _____, the Democrats and Republicans.
ads
suffrage
parties
ballots
It was very cold and wet the day William Henry Harrison took office and he refused a coat and hat during his 1 hour and 40 minute speech. He contracted pneumonia and died 32 days after his ________ speech.
ad
inauguration
campaign
ballot
Presidents have won the _______ ______ and not won the popular vote, the majority of Americans voting for the other candidate.
ballot box
presidential primary
electoral college
primary school
The political parties choose their candidate for president in the _______ election.
college
xbox
secondary
primary
Candidates spend a lot of money on their ________ as they try to convince voters to vote for them.
campaign
ballot
suffrage
electoral college
Legislation is the preparation and enactment of _______ by local, state, and federal legislative bodies.
guidance
crimes
laws
protests
A synonym for federal is...
What Civil Rights leader is known for his message for promoting nonviolent protests?
Alexander Hamilton
Changes made to the Constitution are called...
On 25 March 1965, ____ ____ ________ led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama
Martin Luther King, Jr.
George Washington
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lyndon Johnson
The rights of people granted by their country or state. This are basic rights that apply to all citizens.
What is a democracy?
A democracy is a system of government in which the people have political power.
This leader of the women's suffrage movement wrote :The Declaration of Sentiments" which outlined her philosophy on women's rights.
Martin Luther King, JR.
Victoria Woodhull
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Clara Barton
