Unit 3- Elections and Political Processes

Get your name on a ballot

Perform a Civic Duty 

Be able to vote in the election. 

Be considered a resident of Virginia 

Be a US Citizen

Live in Virginia 10 years

Be a resident of VA and your voting precinct

Be 18 years old.

At the Registrars Office

At the DMV and Public Libraries

By Mail

Online

At the Police Station

Age 

Race 

Education 

Income 

nominate candidates for public office.

Cast  the official vote for the winning candidate in the Presidential election.

cast the official vote for the winning candidate in the Senate.

assist the candidates with the election process.

Ohio has a higher sales tax

Ohio has more square foot than VA

Ohio has a larger population and more Congressional representation than Virginia.

Ohio is a more important state

True

False

True

False

Allows African American Men the Right to Vote

Allows people living in DC the right to vote

Allows 18 year olds the right to vote.

Allows women the right to vote.

Eliminating literacy test 

Eliminating the grandfather clause 

Eliminating the poll tax 

Eliminating the right to vote in federal elections. 

Allows women to vote

Allows men of color to vote

Allows 21 year olds to vote

Allows 18 year olds to vote

People to cast their electoral vote 

People living in DC to vote in presidential elections 

People in Virginia to cast their electoral vote 

Allowed people from DC to vote in Maryland. 

You could not deny people the right to vote

You could not deny a person the right to vote based on their color, race, or previous condition of servitude.

You could not deny a person the right to vote based on their ethnicity.

You could not deny someone the right to vote based on their gender

Upheld the 15th Amendment and prohibits racial discrimination in voting 

Upheld the 15th Amendment and prohibits gender  discrimination in voting 

Upheld the 15th Amendment and prohibits political discrimination in voting 

Upheld the 15th Amendment and prohibits age  discrimination in voting