Unit 10 Voters Review

Open Ended

Pick one of the two voters: What might influence them TO vote or HOW they vote?

Identify the person you chose and describe at least one factor!

Multiple Select

To vote in the United States, you must be….

Choose multiple answers

• Born in the United States

• A US Citizen

• 18 years old

Multiple Select

What groups would not be part of the electorate – or voting eligible population – for federal elections?

Choose multiple answers

• People who are naturalized citizens

• Those convicted of felonies in many states

• Residents of the territories like Puerto Rico

Multiple Choice

When we say the “left” and the “right” we are talking about

• Campaign strategies

• Groups of political views

• Chances someone is likely to vote

Multiple Choice

Read the scenario and respond:

Nate is scrolling on Instagram when he sees several stories about the protest in Washington, DC.

He decides to look up more about it and see videos and stories about in on the Associated Press and PBS News Hour.

Which of these most influences Nate’s politics?

• School

• Family

• Media

Multiple Choice

According to the chart, what trend have we seen in recent presidential elections?

• Voter turnout has steadily increased

• Voter turnout has steadily decreased

• Voter turnout has remained steady

Multiple Choice

Carefully examine the chart here that compares data from the 2020 and 2024 elections. What conclusion can be made?

• Trump and Harris had equal percentages of urban voters

• Biden had more support from suburban voters than Harris

• Trump remained consistent in his support from rural voters from 2020-2024

Multiple Select

Carefully examine the chart here.

What conclusion(s) can be made?

• The economy was a key issue is the 2024 election

• Voters of all age groups saw the economy as a key issue in 2024

• Voters above the age of 45 were more concerned about the economy than those under 45

Multiple Choice

What is an incumbent?

• A newly elected politician to an office

• A politician who currently holds the position in office

• A kind of rare bird native to the Amazon rain forest

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Incumbents have LESS of an advantage in elections because their record will be held against them

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?

• To air campaign commercials on media sources

• To organize presidential debates

• To enforce campaign finance laws

Multiple Choice

The decision that the Supreme Court made in Citizens United v. FEC (2010) determined that…

• Political ads are a form of free speech

• Large corporate donations directly to candidates can not be limited

• Wealthy candidates can not fund their own campaigns

Multiple Choice

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has the ability to track and limit which of the following?

• Contributions that individuals, corporations, and PACs make to political candidates

• Spending of outside groups on ads or commercials

• The tax returns of the candidates dating 10 years back

Multiple Choice

What do we call all of the activities (like mailing flyers, media ads, social media etc) that attempt to influence voters during campaigns?

• Campaign manipulation

• Electioneering

• Influence sharing

Multiple Select

Which of these are TRUE of televised debates during elections?

Choose multiple answers

• People can learn more info about candidates

• Candidates have equal time to speak on topics because of the FEC "Equal Time Rule"

• Candidates can explain their ideas about different issues

Multiple Choice

In this unit we talked about media sources during elections and bias.

Which of these headlines comes from a news source that has bias against this senator?

• “The Peruvian ambassador met with Senator Smith for trade talks on Monday”

• “Senator Smith’s meeting with the Peruvian ambassador is a waste of the taxpayer’s money!”

• “Senator Smith is the incumbent running against businesswoman Lisa Burkholder in the upcoming election”

Draw

Tomorrow we will use our LIVE day to explore more about Political Ideologies and Voter beliefs.

Use the DRAW feature to let me know which topics you feel

•CONFIDENT about with GREEN

•

•And need MORE REVIEW with RED