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| Question | Answer |
| What is suffrage? | The right to vote |
| Define disenfranchised | No right to vote or hold public office |
| What are the four voter qualifications? | 1. Citizenship 2. Residency 3. Age 4. Registration |
| Define 15th amendment | Can't use race as a qualification for voting |
| Define 19th amendment | Can't use sex as a qualification for voting |
| Define 24th amendment | Can't use the ability to pay a poll tax as a qualification for voting |
| Define Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Can't use literacy as a qualification for voting. |
| Define 23rd amendment | Can't deny residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote. |
| Define 26th amendment | Can't use age as a qualification if a person is 18 or older. |
| Define Nomination | The first part of an election and deciding who will be a candidate for a given office and listed on the ballot. |
| Define General Election. | The second part of an election, picking the candidate who will win and hold the office. |
| Non partisan Nomination methods | 1. Self-Announcement 2. Petition |
| Partisan Methods of Nomination | 1. Caucuses (meetings where party members pick their candidates) 2. Direct primaries (pre-election held within a political party to pick the party's candidates for general election) |
| How are caucuses different today than they used to be? | They used to be private and exclusive, now they're more open but used less. |
| Define a Closed Primary | Only declared party members can vote to pick the candidates |
| Define the Open Primary. | Any qualified voter may vote to decide which candidates a party will support. |
| When are major elections held? | The first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Congress - Every 2 years President - Every 4 years |
| State wide elections are held when? | At the same time. |
| Where are elections held? | Precincts (voting districts) Polling Places - where you go to vote within a precinct |
| Types of Paper Ballots | Punch Cards - pop out perforated square (dated) Optical readers - complete the arrow |
| Why are digital ballots (paperless) risky? | The risk of fraud is increased through hacking. |
| What is split-ticket voting? | voting for all different parties for different positions |
| What is straight-ticket voting? | Voting all for one party |
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