Practice Quiz: Voting, Elections, and Political Parties

How is the President of the United States elected?

• By appointment from the previous President
• Chosen by the House of Representatives

• By popular vote
• Through the Electoral College system

What was the impact of the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution on the American political process?

• Women were allowed to vote in elections in all states.
• Citizens who were 18 years or older were allowed to vote in elections.
• Those who could not afford to pay poll taxes could still vote in elections.
• Restaurants and hotels could not practice discrimination against Vietnam veterans.

What is a political party convention?

• A gathering of delegates from a political party to select a presidential candidate to run in a general election.

• A meeting to discuss the latest fashion trends
• A festival to celebrate the party's achievements
• A gathering to watch movies and socialize

What did the 12th Amendment do?

• Established the official language of the United States
• President and Vice President run together on a ticket

• Abolished the electoral college
• Lowered the voting age to 18

What were the origins of the Democratic Party?

• Andrew Jackson- expanded democracy by giving more political power to ordinary citizens "the common man"

• Benjamin Franklin and John Adams- more political power to landowners

• George Washington and Alexander Hamilton- wanted strong federal government

• Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy- started by abolitionists

"I like Ike, you like Ike, everybody likes Ike!" This message, in a 1952 presidential campaign ad, is using what strategy?

• Bandwagon
• Card stacking
• Fear
• Glittering Generalities

Shown below is a group of Democrats in 2020 debating in what sort of election?

• General
• Midterm
• Offyear
• Primary

Which amendment eliminated poll taxes?

• 15th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 26th Amendment

Those in favor of the 19th Amendment believed the national government should play a key role in determining voting qualifications. Those against said only states should have the power to regulate voting. The argument is over the division of powers between different levels of government. What is this concept called?

• Suffrage
• Federalism
• 19th Amendment
• Democracy

Which amendment extended the right to vote to all American males regardless of their race or whether they had been enslaved?

• 19th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 26th Amendment