US History - Voting Policy

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  1. 8. Voting by ______ vetoing makes voting accessible and possible for many Americans, like those overseas or with disabilities.
  2. 9. Requiring voter ID is often used to ___________ against minority groups in the US. ID is not shown to prevent voter fraud but does prevent voting.
  3. 12. Primary elections happen when?
  4. 15. The __________ college has been criticized for its "winner takes all" approach and its ability to disregard the popular vote by the citizens. Many voters think it should be rebuilt or be massively changed.
  5. 16. The act of dividing states to swing an election in either direction - something most voters are against.
  6. 17. Presidential elections happen every ____ years, and presidents can only serve two terms, preventing pseudo-monarchies and dictatorships.
  7. 18. and statistics, less than 0.003% of votes were fraudulent.
  8. 19. Local elections are very ________ as they happen more often and are just as powerful locally as country-wide elections
  9. 20. The current minimum age to vote is ________, and it was 21 before 1971.
Down
  1. 1. To be an educated voter is a _____ job
  2. 2. Political parties have many ________ and negative aspects. These include properly representing the populations and allowing for more sway to the party in charge.
  3. 3. Molly believes that the min. voting age should be _______ to encourage life long voters and increased voter turnout.
  4. 4. The US ______ _______ is one of the most important services used in the voting process
  5. 5. Voting should be ______ as to allow more people to act on their constitutional right to vote
  6. 6. Politicians should __________ their opponent and not see them as the enemy
  7. 7. ______ board elections are important as they effect your child and local youth, as well as the upcoming workforce.
  8. 10. The _____ is the elected official of your town and is very important to local politics due to possessing a large amount of local power.
  9. 11. _______ issue voters vote based on a politicians stance on one political issue.
  10. 13. Voting _____ was a major concern at the last election according to one party, but according to
  11. 14. Multi issue voters need to keep up to date on multiple issues and determine the best ________ to vote for dependent on their beliefs and actions