civics voting quiz

what type of primary does north carolina use?

semi-closed

what happens if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes?

the house of representatives selects the president

what did george washington think of political parties?

that political parties would divide the nation and lead to factionalism and conflict, threatening national unity

which amendment granted women the right to vote?

the 19th amendment

how are electoral votes determined for each state?

number of representatives each state has in its house, and two additional votes for their two senators

why was the 22nd amendment passed?

to prevent presidents from serving more than two terms

how did the 24th amendment impact voting rights?

eliminated poll taxes in federal elections

how are delegates different from electors in a presidential election?

delegates represent states at the national party conventions, while electors officially cast their ballots for the president in december

the 25th amendment

it allows the vice president to take over if the president is incapacitated

gerrymandering

the process of redrawing district boundaries to favor a political party or specific group

states that do not follow a “winner-take-all” system for allocating electoral votes

nebraska and maine

historical period that saw the republican party shift from being the party of social reforms to becoming the party of fiscal conservatism, advocating for limited government?

end of reconstruction

why did the writes of the u.s. constitution created the electoral college?

to prevent uneducated voters form choosing the president

what constitutional principal was reinforced in u.s. vs. nixon in 1974?

rule of law - no one is above the law not even the president

in the 1930s, the democratic party’s platform shifted towards supporting the government intervention in the economy. which major event led to this change?

the great depression

what is the primary purose of political parties?

nominate candidates and influence government policy

key issue of u.s. vs. wong kim ark in 1898

if a person born in the u.s. to Chinese parents was a u.s. citizen

the main issue in shelby county vs. holder in 2013

wether the preclearance requirement of the voting rights act was unconstitutional

the 23rd amendment

gave washington dc electoral votes

voting rights act of 1965

ban literacy tests and enforce federal overrsight in states with histories of voter suppression

the 12th amendment

requirement for president and vice president to run together

15th amendment

granted black men the right to vote

the 20th amendment

changed the date of presidential inaugurations to January 20th

how did the grandfather clause in 1899 nc constitution impact black voters?

prevented back people from voting by only allowing those whose graadnfathers had voted before the civil war to bypass literacy tests

in grants pass vs. johnson (2024), what was the courts decision regarding local ordinances that penalize camping on public land?

such ordinances are permissible under the eighth amendment

article 2 section 1 of the u.s. constitution

requires a candidate to be 35 years old, born in the u.s., and lived in the country for atleast 14 year

expansion of slavery into new territories

main issue that led to the formation of the publican party in the 1850s

purpose of a primary election

select candidates to run for office during the general election

the 14th amendment

guarantees citizenship, equal protection, and due process

1960-1970 shift of political alignment of the two major parties after the civil rights movement

democratic party became more aligned with civil rights and social justice, while the republican party shifted towards states rights and a free market ideology

expansion of slavery

led to the formation of the republican party in the 1850s