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Voting & Media Quiz Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does suffrage mean?

a)

Right to register for national draft

b)

to break from oppression and the suffering at the hands of others

c)

obtaining the right to vote

d)

to process ballots at the local level

2.

You need to register in order to vote?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is a qualification to vote?

a)

graduate high school

b)

pay all of your taxes

c)

own a house

d)

be a U.S. citizen

4.

What age can you vote?

a)

15

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

5.

What three factors predict who is likely to vote?

a)

Age, Education, Favorite hobby

b)

Hair color, Education, Income

c)

Age, Zip Code, Income

d)

Age, Education, Income

6.

The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is

a)

college graduates.

b)

young people.

c)

women.

d)

senior citizens over 70.

7.

Registered voters may only vote

a)

on Fridays

b)

within the zip code of where they live

c)

twice

d)

in their precinct

8.

Which of the following are reasons why people do not vote?

a)

not interested in issues or candidates

b)

failure to register

c)

too excited

d)

can't find their polling location

e)

believe their vote doesn't count

9.

A person who is running for an elected position is a...

a)

front runner

b)

candidate

c)

debate

10.

Which amendment set the voting age to 18?

a)

26th amendment

b)

24th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

23rd amendment

11.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

13th amendment

b)

15th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

26th amendment

12.
Mass media uses photos to influence public opinion by showing someone as old, ugly, pretty, making unappealing facial expressions (like yawning), and so on. When mass media selects these images, it can be a source of a/an ___.
a)
Leak
b)
Intelligence
c)
Bias
d)
Watchdog
13.
Which of the following is NOT required in order to qualify to vote in VA?
a)
Must be at least 18 years of age
b)
Must own property and have a job in VA
c)
Must be a citizen of the U.S.
d)
Must be registered to vote at least 22 days prior to election day
14.

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

a)

be denied based on whether you were male or female

b)

be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

c)

be denied even if a person was not a citizen

15.

After the 15th Amendment was passed giving freed slaves the right to vote, some states used certain laws to try to prevent them from voting. These were called "Jim Crow" laws. One was a __________ (which is money a voter must pay to be able to vote)

a)

crime tax

b)

slave tax

c)

poll tax

16.

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

a)

1st

b)

14th

c)

19th

17.

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

a)

the right to vote

b)

the process to amend the Constitution

c)

suffering

18.

The ___________ protects voting rights guaranteed in the Constitution

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

c)

Civil War Act of 1865

19.

What day should a person go to vote for a president or a law?

a)
b)
c)