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Voting and elections

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three ways candidate can be nominated for the ballot

a)

Self announcement

b)

The caucus

c)

The popular vote

d)

The convention

2.

Which vote is the vote cast directly by citizens

a)

Popular

b)

Electoral college

c)

Neither

d)

States rights

3.

In the 2016 presidential election who had the most ballots cast for them.

a)

Ben Carson

b)

Bernie Sanders

c)

Trump

d)

Clinton

4.

In the 2016 presidential election who had the most electoral college votes cast for them.

a)

Ben Carson

b)

Bernie Sanders

c)

Trump

d)

Clinton

5.

“Idiot” comes from which language

a)

Latin (fout)

b)

Greek

c)

Italian

d)

Anglo-Saxon

6.

Who is allowed to vote

?

a)

Roman (15 yr old early college student)

b)

Taylor (24 year old college activist)

c)

Tobias(17, turns 18 after Election Day)

d)

A five year old who snuck into the polling place

7.

The electoral college is

a)

For senatorial elections

b)

For federal judges

c)

Direct democracy

d)

For presidential elections

8.

Voters turnout is higher

a)

During presidential elections

b)

During state elections

c)

During city council elections

d)

during peacetime

9.

When is the best time to vote

a)

After having kids

b)

During census years

c)

Each and every election!

d)

When taco bell releases their brand new beefy burrito.

10.

Are electoral college votes equal among states ?

a)

Yeah

b)

Nah

c)

Ion know

d)

Fasho