Voting, Party Organization, Nominations & Elections

Critics of the electoral college system argue that the system can result in the selection of:

• a 3rd party candidate as President

• individuals with the least amount of political experience

• candidates who only come from the most populous states like Texas, California, and New York

• a president who didn't even win the popular vote

Most states hold elections in ____________ of even-numbered years.

• November

• January

• March

• July 4th

What did the 1800 presidential election that resulted in Thomas Jefferson's presidency, and the 1876 election that resulted in Rutherford B. Hayes' election, have in common

• both presidents were later assasinated

• both elections had powerful third-party candidates

• both elections resulted in no candidate getting the required number of Electoral votes, so the the election went to the House of Representatives to decide the winner

• both showed how well the electoral college works

Elections in the United States are conducted by qualified voters casting _________ ballots under the supervision of local elections boards.

• paper

• electronic

• secret

• mail-in

In 1900, most States began using the __________ __________, which remains the basic form of secret ballot used today.

• Punch Card

• Australian Ballot

• Early Ballot

• Absentee Ballot

True or False: Critics fear that vote-by-mail is subject to fraud making election results questionable.

• True

• False

Which U.S. Supreme Court case declared "one man, one vote" allowing for legal challenges to redistricting for violating the Equal Protection Clause?

• Baker v. Carr

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Which Constitutional Amendment granted power to the people to elect U.S. Senators?

• 13th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment gave __________ the right to vote.

• Immigrants

• 16 year-olds

• women

• 18 year-olds

True or False: Gerrymandering is the drawing of political boundaries to give an advantage to a political party.

• True

• False