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types of elections

Special Elections

Question:

Fill in the blank-

Suzy wants to have a recall to get rid of the current mayor. In order to do this she must _________________________________.

Answer: Suzy wants to have a recall to get rid of the current mayor. In order to do this she must

Get enough people to sign a petition to remove the official.

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Besides recalling an official, when else may Special Elections occur?

a.)An official dies

b.)An official resigns

c.)After an official is recalled

d) All of the above

Answer:

d) All of the above

Question: True or False: To win a special election, you must get the plurality of the votes.
Answer: False

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What can you vote on in special elections?

A.) Recalls

B.) Presidents

C.) Senate

D.) Fill-ins

E.) A and D

Answer:

E.) A and D

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Vocabulary Questions

Question: What is an Initiative?
Answer:

A procedure in which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments.

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What is a Referendum?

Answer:

A procedure in which citizens vote on state or local laws

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What is a Recall?

Answer:

A special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office

Question: What is an Issue?
Answer: A matter of debate or dispute

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Primary and General Elections

Question:

Which kind of election is the first step in the election process?

a) Primary

b) Presidential

c) Special

d) State

Answer:

a) Primary

Question: True or False- Primary candidates are chosen by the plurality of the votes rather than the majority
Answer: True

Question:

When are Primary elections held?

a) All year

b) Winter/Fall

c) Spring/Summer

d) May

Answer:

c) Spring/Summer

Question: What is the main purpose of a general election?
Answer: to choose one candidate from each party to run in the general election

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Initiatives and Referendums

Question: What does an initiative do?

a) make a new law

b) propose a new law

c) propose amendment to the state

d) both b and c

Answer:

d) both b and c

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Why do we have referendums?

Answer:

So that voters can decide if they accept or reject a state or local law.

Question: True or False- Referendums give voters less power to decide if they want to keep a state or local law.
Answer:

False

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What does a referendum do?

a) asks voters to accept a laws passed by a state legislature.

b) asks voters to accept or reject a laws passed by a local legislature.

c) asks voters to accept or reject a laws passed by a state or local legislature.

d) accept all laws

Answer:

c) asks voters to accept or reject a laws passed by a state or local legislature.

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