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All About Voting

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  • What does it mean to vote?
    To choose a leader to represent you and your ideas
  • How long is a president elected for?
    4 years
  • What day is made for voting?
    Election Day
  • How often do we vote for a new president?
    4 years
  • Who is the current president?
    Joe Biden
  • Why is it important to vote?
    So that your voice can be heard
  • What is the piece of paper that you place your vote on?
    Ballot
  • What is an election?
    the process in which people vote to chose an elected official or leader
  • How do you register to vote?
    Online application (or pick one up elections office, library, DMV, or U.S. post office.
  • How many terms can a president serve?
    Maximum of 2 terms
  • What is a citizen?
    A legally recognized member of a state or country
  • Who were some of the women who fought for women's rights to vote?
    Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • What do we call the people running against each other in an election?
    Candidates
  • True or False: Voting is part of your civic duty
    True
  • True or False: Everyone has always had the right to vote
    False
  • What were some groups of people who were previously denied the right to vote?
    African Americans, Native Americans, women, non-English speakers
  • What is a democracy?
    Government in which people vote to elect officials to represent them
  • What are two main political parties?
    Democrat and Republican
  • Who is allowed to vote?
    US citizens who are over the age of 18
  • Where do you go to vote?
    Voting polls
  • What do we call the women that fought for women's rights to vote?
    Suffragists