US Electoral Process 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which constitutional amendment abolished the poll tax in federal elections?
- Fifteenth Amendment
- Nineteenth Amendment
- Twenty-Fourth Amendment (Correct answer)
- Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Correct answer: Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) banned poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections.
Question 2: How many electors does the District of Columbia have in the Electoral College?
- 0
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 5
Correct answer: 3
The Twenty-Third Amendment (1961) granted D.C. three electoral votes, the minimum any state can have.
Question 3: What happens if no presidential candidate receives a majority of Electoral College votes?
- A national popular vote runoff is held
- The Senate selects the President
- The House of Representatives selects the President (Correct answer)
- The Supreme Court decides the winner
Correct answer: The House of Representatives selects the President
Under the Twelfth Amendment, if no candidate wins a majority, the House chooses the President with each state delegation casting one vote.
Question 4: Which body is responsible for counting and certifying Electoral College votes?
- The Supreme Court
- A joint session of Congress (Correct answer)
- The Federal Election Commission
- The Senate alone
Correct answer: A joint session of Congress
The Twelfth Amendment requires Electoral College votes to be counted before a joint session of Congress.
Question 5: Under the original Constitution, how were U.S. Senators selected?
- By direct popular vote
- By state legislatures (Correct answer)
- By the President
- By the Electoral College
Correct answer: By state legislatures
Article I originally provided that Senators would be chosen by their state legislatures, a system changed by the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913.
Question 6: What is the minimum age to vote in federal elections under the Constitution?
- 16
- 18 (Correct answer)
- 21
- 25
Correct answer: 18
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment (1971) lowered the voting age to 18 for all elections.
Question 7: Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
- Thirteenth Amendment
- Fourteenth Amendment
- Fifteenth Amendment
- Nineteenth Amendment (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment (1920) prohibited denying voting rights based on sex.
US Electoral Process 2
Which constitutional amendment abolished the poll tax in federal elections?