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Election Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The right to vote is called...

a)

campaign

b)

suffrage

c)

judicial

d)

ballot

2.

Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860. His ________ against the expansion of slavery is why most voters voted for Lincoln.

a)

suffrage

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

platform

d)

TV commercials

3.

Due to the risk of COVID, some citizens want to receive their ________ in the mail for the election.

a)

ballot

b)

platform

c)

ads

d)

executive

4.

Federalist were the first of many political ______________ in the United States. Today we have two major political _____, the Democrats and Republicans.

a)

ads

b)

suffrage

c)

parties

d)

ballots

5.

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.

a)

ad

b)

inauguration

c)

campaign

d)

ballot

6.

Presidents have won the _______ ______ and not won the popular vote, the majority of Americans voting for the other candidate.

a)

ballot box

b)

presidential primary

c)

electoral college

d)

primary school

7.

The political parties choose their candidate for president in the _______ election.

a)

college

b)

xbox

c)

secondary

d)

primary

8.

Candidates spend a lot of money on their ________ as they try to convince voters to vote for them.

a)

campaign

b)

ballot

c)

suffrage

d)

electoral college

9.

Legislation is the preparation and enactment of _______ by local, state, and federal legislative bodies.

a)

guidance

b)

crimes

c)

laws

d)

protests

10.

A synonym for federal is...

a)
local
b)
international
c)
national
d)
regional
11.

What Civil Rights leader is known for his message for promoting nonviolent protests?

a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)
Abraham Lincoln
12.

Changes made to the Constitution are called...

a)
revisions
b)
amendments
c)
additions
d)
alterations
13.

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

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

George Washington

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Lyndon Johnson

14.

The rights of people granted by their country or state. This are basic rights that apply to all citizens.

a)
Civil rights
b)
Constitutional rights
c)
Legal rights
d)
Human rights
15.

What is a democracy?

a)
A democracy is a system of government in which the military has the authority to choose the governing legislation.
b)
A democracy is a system of government in which the corporations have the authority to choose the governing legislation.
c)
A democracy is a system of government in which the monarch has the authority to choose the governing legislation.
d)

A democracy is a system of government in which the people have political power.

16.

This leader of the women's suffrage movement wrote :The Declaration of Sentiments" which outlined her philosophy on women's rights.

a)

Martin Luther King, JR.

b)

Victoria Woodhull

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Clara Barton