| A | B |
|---|
| Votes cast by the people? | Popular Vote |
| Prohibited the poll tax? | 24th Amendment |
| The right to vote. | Suffrage |
| An election for selecting candidates for public office? | General Election |
| A proposed law. | Proposition |
| A special electin to remove an elected official? | Recall |
| Monitors campaign spending? | Federal Election Committee |
| A method of voting for people who cannot go to the polls on electin day? | Absentee Ballot |
| Can cause the winner of the popular vote to lose the presidential election? | Winner-take-All system |
| A method for citizens to propose laws? | Initiative |
| Those who cast electoral votes for president and vice president? | Electors |
| An organization set up by an interest group to collect money for favored candidates? | Political Action Committee |
| An amendment that forbids denial of suffrage based on race? | 15th Amendment |
| Date of election day? | Tuesday, folllowing the first Monday, November |
| Percentage of voter who participate on election day? | Voter-turnout |
| It is held when no candidate wins a majority of votes in the primary? | Runoff |
| It may take place in those elections that were very close? | Recount |
| Which state does not require voter registration? | North Dakota |
| Lact of interest? | Apathy |
| A voting district? | Precinct |
| National elections are held in ___ -numbered years. | even |
| A nominating device? | Primary Election |
| Type of election that would be used to fill office vacancies? | Special Election |
| Topics of public interest? | Issues |
| Presidents are not elected directly by the ______, but rather by ____. | people; electors |
| Electors within a state are called? | Electoral College |
| Total number of electors? | 538 |
| For a candidate to win the presidential election, he/she must win how many votes? | 270 |
| Identify two criticisms of the electoral college? | 1) Winner-take-all system; 2) It is difficult for 3rd party candidates to win. |
| Is it possible to win the presidency without winning the popular vote? | Yes, it has happened 4 times in history |
| If we wanted to change the method of choosing the president, it would require a _?_. | constitutional amendment |
| Who said, the right to vote is "the most powerful instrument ever devised...for breaking down injustice?" | President Lyndon B Johnson |
| What was a common suffrage requirement? | White, male landowner |
| For a person to register to vote, he/she must be able to prove your _?_. | Age |
| Besides voter apath, another major reason for not voting would be...? | failed to register |
| In the presidential election, the purpose of the popular (people) vote? | choose electors |
