Voting/The electoral process

Question 1

The right to vote

Answer 1

Suffrage

Question 2

denied the right to vote

Answer 2

disenfranchise

Question 3

5 Stages that extended suffrage in America

Answer 3

Stage 1: elimination of religious and property qualification
Stage 2: protecting any citizen from being denied suffrage
Stage 3: gave women suffrage
Stage 4: eliminated poll taxes/kept poor from voting
Stage 5: gave 18 y/o’s suffrage

Question 4

Voter qualifications (4)

Answer 4

1. citizenship
2. residence
3. 18 yr old
4. voter ID

Question 5

2 discriminatory voter qualifications that have been outlawed?

Answer 5

1. literacy test: to see if you could read or write
2. poll taxes: money paid before you could vote

Question 6

groups that are denied to vote (4)

Answer 6

1. people in a mental institution
2. people in prison for a felony
3. people dishonorably discharged from military services
4. aliens

Question 7

top 5 reasons people give for not voting

Answer 7

1. not registered
2. my 1 vote won’t make a difference
3. not enough choices
4. systems corrupt
5. APATHY- “lazy” and take their freedom for granted

Question 8

greek word referring to those who did not vote

Answer 8

idiotes “idiot”

Question 9

4 step process of choosing the presidents

Answer 9

1. primaries and caucuses (nominate candidates)
2. national convention (the party official endorses candidates)
3. general election (popular vote)
4. electoral college

Question 10

nominations of (candidates) are made in 4 different ways:

Answer 10

1. self-announcement: person simply states that they’re running for office
2. caucus: a group of like-minded influential people meet to select the candidate
3. direct primary: an intraparty election- an election within the party
4. convection: form of national convection to choose candidates

Question 11

2 major types of primaries

Answer 11

open primary: open to all people no matter what party
closed primary: open to only party members (most states use)

Question 12

state that traditionally vote for the same party

Answer 12

safe state

Question 13

(battleground states) states that up for grabs each election cycle

Answer 13

swing state

Question 14

the medium by which a voter registers a choice in an election

Answer 14

ballot

Question 15

type of ballots:

Answer 15

1. voice-original
2. paper
3. Australian ballot (basic form used today)

Question 16

4 features of Australian ballot:

Answer 16

1. provide at the public events
2. lists the names of all candidates
3. given out only at the polls
4. marked in secret

Question 17

2 types of Australian ballots:

Answer 17

1. office: group- all candidates listed together by office
2. party column (indiana)- lists all candidates under the party name

Question 18

a process of voting without going to the polling place (soldiers, college students, elderly)

Answer 18

absence ballot

Question 19

the places where the voters in the precinct cast their ballot (public halls, school, churches, etc)

Answer 19

polling place

Question 20

1 Tuesday after the 1 Monday in November on even numbered years

Answer 20

Election day