CPCT CPCT Electoral Systems and Voting Rights

Question 1

Which U.S. constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

17th Amendment

Answer

24th Amendment

Question 2

What is the term for an electoral system in which the candidate with the most votes wins, even without a majority?

Accepted Answer

Plurality voting

Answer

Proportional representation

Answer

Ranked-choice voting

Answer

Runoff voting

Question 3

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 primarily aimed to eliminate what barrier to voting?

Accepted Answer

Racial discrimination at the polls

Answer

Age restrictions

Answer

Property ownership requirements

Answer

Literacy tests for immigrants only

Question 4

What is 'gerrymandering' in U.S. electoral politics?

Accepted Answer

Manipulating district boundaries to favor a political party

Answer

A form of campaign finance fraud

Answer

Suppressing voter turnout through misinformation

Answer

Buying votes through patronage

Question 5

Under the U.S. Electoral College system, how many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?

Accepted Answer

270

Answer

218

Answer

301

Answer

435

Question 6

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished the poll tax in federal elections?

Accepted Answer

24th Amendment

Answer

21st Amendment

Answer

22nd Amendment

Answer

23rd Amendment