What year did the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution grant African American men the right to vote?
a) 1865
b) 1870
c) 1920
d) 1965
Answer: b) 1870
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in the United States?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 15th Amendment
c) 19th Amendment
d) 26th Amendment
Answer: d) 26th Amendment
The Women’s Suffrage Movement culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment in what year?
a) 1848
b) 1872
c) 1920
d) 1945
Answer: c) 1920
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to combat racial discrimination in voting, particularly in which region of the United States?
a) Midwest
b) Northeast
c) West Coast
d) South
Answer: d) South
What did the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibit in federal elections?
a) Poll taxes
b) Literacy tests
c) Grandfather clauses
d) Property ownership requirements
Answer: a) Poll taxes
Which Supreme Court case upheld the principle of “one person, one vote” and required legislative districts to have roughly equal populations?
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Roe v. Wade
c) Reynolds v. Sims
d) Miranda v. Arizona
Answer: c) Reynolds v. Sims
Which ethnic group faced voting discrimination through tactics like poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation during the Jim Crow era?
a) Native Americans
b) Asian Americans
c) African Americans
d) Hispanic Americans
Answer: c) African Americans
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by which US President?
a) Lyndon B. Johnson
b) Richard Nixon
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Jimmy Carter
Answer: a) Lyndon B. Johnson
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for voting in federal elections in the US?
a) US citizenship
b) Being 21 years old
c) Voter registration
d) Residency in the state you’re voting in
Answer: b) Being 21 years old
Which landmark Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of state voter ID laws?
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Citizens United v. FEC
c) Shelby County v. Holder
d) Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
Answer: d) Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
What is gerrymandering?
a) The process of verifying voter IDs at polling stations
b) A form of voter intimidation
c) Manipulating district boundaries to favor a particular party or group
d) The practice of limiting voting hours on Election Day
Answer: c) Manipulating district boundaries to favor a particular party or group
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was passed in response to issues with voting in which election?
a) 2000 Presidential Election
b) 2004 Presidential Election
c) 2008 Presidential Election
d) 2012 Presidential Election
Answer: a) 2000 Presidential Election
Which group of Americans was granted full citizenship and voting rights by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
a) African Americans
b) Native Americans
c) Hispanic Americans
d) Asian Americans
Answer: b) Native Americans
The concept of “voter suppression” refers to:
a) Promoting higher voter turnout
b) Encouraging voting among young people
c) Obstacles that hinder eligible voters from casting their ballots
d) Using social media to influence election outcomes
Answer: c) Obstacles that hinder eligible voters from casting their ballots
Which US President signed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) into law?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) George H.W. Bush
c) Bill Clinton
d) George W. Bush
Answer: c) Bill Clinton
What practice, commonly used in the South during the Reconstruction Era, allowed poor white voters to bypass literacy and property ownership requirements for voting?
a) Poll taxes
b) Grandfather clauses
c) Literacy tests
d) Voter registration
Answer: b) Grandfather clauses
The Supreme Court case of Shelby County v. Holder (2013) struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, specifically:
a) The right of prisoners to vote
b) Voter ID requirements
c) Pre-clearance requirements for certain states with a history of voting discrimination
d) Campaign finance limits
Answer: c) Pre-clearance requirements for certain states with a history of voting discrimination
In the United States, which level of government is primarily responsible for overseeing elections?
a) Federal government
b) State government
c) Local government
d) Tribal government
Answer: b) State government
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with regard to voting rights?
a) Abolish the Electoral College
b) Grant voting rights to women
c) Eliminate racial segregation in public facilities, including voting locations
d) Implement a national voter ID requirement
Answer: c) Eliminate racial segregation in public facilities, including voting locations
Which of the following is an example of a “voting barrier”?
a) Early voting options
b) Voter registration drives
c) Multilingual ballots
d) Voter ID laws
Answer: d) Voter ID laws
What is the name for the legal principle that prevents someone from being tried for the same crime twice?
a) Habeas corpus
b) Double jeopardy
c) Due process
d) Ex post facto
Answer: b) Double jeopardy
Which Supreme Court case ruled that states cannot deny the right to vote to any person on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
a) Plessy v. Ferguson
b) Dred Scott v. Sandford
c) Brown v. Board of Education
d) Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Answer: d) Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
The concept of “felony disenfranchisement” refers to:
a) Requiring felons to serve longer prison sentences
b) Granting voting rights to felons while incarcerated
c) Removing the voting rights of individuals convicted of felonies
d) Reducing the severity of felony charges
Answer: c) Removing the voting rights of individuals convicted of felonies
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 23rd Amendment
d) 24th Amendment
Answer: c) 23rd Amendment
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1970?
a) To lower the voting age to 18
b) To ban voter ID requirements
c) To eliminate poll taxes
d) To expand voting protections for language minorities
Answer: d) To expand voting protections for language minorities
The “Motor Voter” Act requires states to offer voter registration opportunities when citizens apply for or renew which documents?
a) Driver’s licenses and ID cards
b) Passports
c) Social Security cards
d) Birth certificates
Answer: a) Driver’s licenses and ID cards
What organization played a crucial role in advocating for women’s suffrage and eventually the ratification of the 19th Amendment?
a) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
b) National Organization for Women (NOW)
c) League of Women Voters
d) Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
Answer: c) League of Women Voters
Which federal agency enforces laws related to voting rights, including the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act?
a) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
c) Department of Justice (DOJ)
d) Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Answer: c) Department of Justice (DOJ)
The concept of “suffrage” refers to:
a) Voter suppression tactics
b) The right to vote in political elections
c) Civil disobedience
d) Voter ID laws
Answer: b) The right to vote in political elections
The “grandfather clause” was used to exempt certain individuals from literacy tests and other voting requirements based on what condition?
a) Being a member of the armed forces
b) Owning property
c) Having a grandfather who voted
d) Being a native-born citizen
Answer: c) Having a grandfather who voted
In the United States, what is the maximum number of terms a President can serve?
a) One term
b) Two terms
c) Three terms
d) Four terms
Answer: b) Two terms
What is the main purpose of a primary election in the US?
a) To elect the President
b) To determine party nominees for general elections
c) To elect members of the Supreme Court
d) To select state governors
Answer: b) To determine party nominees for general elections
Which term describes a situation where voters choose to remove an elected official from office before their term is completed?
a) Recall
b) Referendum
c) Initiative
d) Impeachment
Answer: a) Recall
Which of the following groups was NOT granted suffrage through constitutional amendments or federal legislation?
a) African American men
b) Women
c) Native Americans
d) Individuals aged 16 and 17
Answer: d) Individuals aged 16 and 17
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted citizens the right to vote regardless of gender?
a) 14th Amendment
b) 15th Amendment
c) 19th Amendment
d) 26th Amendment
Answer: c) 19th Amendment
Which term refers to the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries in a way that gives one political party an advantage?
a) Redistricting
b) Gerrymandering
c) District packing
d) Ballot stuffing
Answer: b) Gerrymandering
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is also known by what informal name?
a) Motor Voter Act
b) Voter ID Act
c) Voting Rights Act
d) Suffrage Act
Answer: a) Motor Voter Act
In which year did the US Supreme Court rule that money spent on political campaigns is a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment?
a) 1974
b) 2000
c) 2010
d) 2014
Answer: c) 2010
The process of redrawing electoral district boundaries after a census is called:
a) Initiative
b) Referendum
c) Redistricting
d) Impeachment
Answer: c) Redistricting
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted all citizens, regardless of race or color, the right to vote?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 19th Amendment
Answer: c) 15th Amendment
The term “voter turnout” refers to:
a) The number of registered voters
b) The percentage of eligible voters who actually cast a ballot
c) The number of candidates on a ballot
d) The number of voting districts in a state
Answer: b) The percentage of eligible voters who actually cast a ballot
Which term refers to the practice of declaring a particular racial or ethnic group ineligible to vote by requiring voters to prove their ancestry?
a) Voter ID laws
b) Literacy tests
c) Grandfather clauses
d) Ancestry requirements
Answer: c) Grandfather clauses
Which type of election allows citizens to directly propose or enact new laws or changes to existing laws?
a) Primary election
b) General election
c) Recall election
d) Referendum or initiative election
Answer: d) Referendum or initiative election
Which term describes a legal order to bring a prisoner before a court or judge, especially to secure the person’s release?
a) Habeas corpus
b) Double jeopardy
c) Due process
d) Ex post facto
Answer: a) Habeas corpus
What is the purpose of an “absentee ballot”?
a) To vote for multiple candidates in a single election
b) To cast a provisional vote
c) To vote in person at a polling station
d) To vote by mail when unable to go to the polling place
Answer: d) To vote by mail when unable to go to the polling place
Which federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all aspects of public life, including voting?
a) Civil Rights Act of 1964
b) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
c) Voting Rights Act of 1965
d) Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
Answer: b) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The term “suffragist” refers to:
a) A person who advocates for women’s right to vote
b) A person who opposes voting rights for any group
c) A person who supports literacy tests for voters
d) A person who promotes gerrymandering
Answer: a) A person who advocates for women’s right to vote
Which organization was founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement?
a) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
b) National Organization for Women (NOW)
c) League of Women Voters
d) National Women’s Suffrage Association (NWSA)
Answer: d) National Women’s Suffrage Association (NWSA)
The “Hatch Act” restricts the political activities of employees in which sector?
a) Education
b) Healthcare
c) Law enforcement
d) Federal government
Answer: d) Federal government
Which amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote in federal elections?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 19th Amendment
Answer: d) 19th Amendment
