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WorksheetsGovernment Unit 2 Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is the youngest age a person can vote
12
16
18
21
Why is it important to vote?
to get a voting sticker
to get a chance to choose who you want to lead
to show you are old enough
voting as been around for hundreds of years
A person who is running for an elected position is a...
front runner
candidate
debate
To vote you must be a U.S. citizen.
True
False
Why is it important that everyone votes?
Because everyone's voice needs to be heard
Because it's fun
Because having extra unused ballots is wasteful
True or False; Voting can help to change a community to make it better.
How many times are you allowed to vote for a person or law?
1
2
3
To vote you must be a registered voter.
True
False
What is the piece of paper you vote for your choice on called?
Ballot
Election
Candidate
Majority
The candidate with the most votes wins. The most votes is called the ________.
Turnout
Majority
Ballot
Candidate
Review: What is a form of government in which citizens are able to vote for officials that represent what they believe?
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Theocracy
Review: In the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what does “We the People” mean?
Government collects tax money from the people which is used to support them.
"We the People" refers only to the people who vote.
Government gets its power from the people.
People can express their opinions according to their political beliefs.
A __________ is a person who works to win an election.
candidate
Electoral College
governor
president
Which is a qualification to vote?
graduate high school
pay all of your taxes
own a house
be a U.S. citizen
Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African-American voters faced this, especially in the American South.
helpfulness
sadness
suppression
conviction
The right to vote
suppression
allowance
suffering
suffrage
When you do this, you deprive eligible voters from voting in an election through no fault of their own.
enfranchise
disown
disenfranchise
Place where people go to vote in an election.
drive-in
polls
post office
supermarket
What could be an effect of voter ID laws and/or voter suppression in states across the U.S.?
More people will register to vote and participate on Election Day.
Less people will be able to vote, which could affect the outcome of an election.
There won't be any positive or negative effects on any elections.
People's needs and wants will be more represented.
What does the word SUFFRAGE mean?
The right to drink
The right to vote
The right to suffer
The right to speak your mind.
Women were not included in the 15th Amendment. What was the result of this?
It led to women boycotting voting.
It led to the Women's voting union.
It led to the Women's suffrage movement
It led to a change in the voting age.
Identify which group was extended voting rights by the following amendments:
Fifteenth Amendment
18 Year Olds
African Americans
Immigrants
Women
Identify which group was extended voting rights by the following amendments:
Twenty-sixth Amendment
18 Year Olds
African Americans
Immigrants
Women
The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920
1st
19th
14th
The basic rights of American citizenship are listed in the Constitution’s first 10 amendments called the ___________________________
U.S. Confederation
Bill of Monarchs
Bill of Rights
The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18
26th
1st
14th
Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
No one can be denied the right to vote.
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)
crime tax
slave tax
poll tax
Who is the governor?
the leader of our country
the leader of our state
the leader of our city
Who does the federal government work for?
people from other countries
some people of our country
ALL citizens of our country
What are the three levels of government?
upper, middle, lower
local, state, federal
executive, legislative, judicial
senate, representative, responsible
What is local government?
country, city, state
country, town, city
town, cities, counties
state, country, town
What are the 2 animal symbols for the Democratic and Republican Party?
Donkey
Elephant
Horse
Bull
A political party is a group of people who share the same __________?
party
politics
zip code
views
What is NOT a Republican Core belief?
More government interference
lower taxes
fewer government regulations on private sectors
Conservative or "Right Wing"
What is NOT a Democratic core belief?
Government services to provide equal opportunity
Raise taxes on the rich to help the poor
Do not help the environment
Liberal, "Left-leaning"
A political party is...
an organized group of people with similar political ideas
a group of people celebrating a win in an election
people who disagree with one another about political ideas
The mascot for the Democratic Party is ...
an elephant
a donkey
Joe Biden
The mascot for the Republican Party is...
Donald Trump
A donkey
an elephant
Democrats believe that the government should...
let people take care of themselves
take a larger role in people's lives
keep taxes low
The Republicans believe that the government should...
spend more money on helping people with health insurance
spend more money on military equipment
Which issue would the Republican Party most likely support investing tax money into?
Affordable Housing
Military Expansion
Social Security
Public Education
Which party or parties would support removing government funded programs?
Democratic Party
Democratic and Green Party
Green Party
Republican Party
What is another name for the Democratic Party
GOP
Liberal
Conservative
Green
What is a third party?
A party that loses an election
Anyone who doesn't like the President
The president's party
any political party other than one of the two major parties.
Independent voters are…
Do not support a particular political party
Vote for candidates of only one party
Republicans
Democrats
Where would you find a political party’s stance on issues?
in their platform.
in a televised debate.
a campaign commercial.
in the Constitution of the United States.
True/False: Republicans and Democrats are the only political parties in the U.S.
True
False
platform
a person running for office
set of statements describing a party's views on major issues
the stand the government takes about how issues should be handled
a persons ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved
Prohibits racial discrimination in voting
13th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
News...
Choose the appropriate definition.
immediate events that happened in the worls
immediate information about current events reported by journalists or reporters who get it from sources
information about the world
the information reported by the writers or reporters through mass media
Why is it important to identify bias in news sources?
Media sources can shape public opinion
Liberal sources are less likely to be accurate
Only conservative sources are accurate
It is not important to identify bias
Why is it NOT always a good idea to trust all media sources?
Because of the lack of a Fairness Doctrine that mandates equal time for opposing views
Because some media outlets are funded by groups closely aligned with the political parties themselves
Because the purpose of most media outlets is to attract viewers for profit, not to inform
All of these
An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence public policy
Interest Group
Political Group
Solidary Group
Social Group
