The process, physical and procedural, of turning individual preferences into a group decision is _____.

1.   ?    voting
2.   ?    balloting
3.   ?    ranking
4.   ?    quorum

A vote cast by one who is entitled to vote.

1.   ?    A legal vote
2.   ?    An illegal vote.
3.   ?    A spoiled ballot
4.   ?    A blank ballot

A vote cast by one who is not authorized to vote.

1.   ?    An illegal vote
2.   ?    A legal vote
3.   ?    A spoiled ballot
4.   ?    A vote

A vote that has no identifiable marks.

1.   ?    A blank ballot
2.   ?    A legal vote
3.   ?    An illegal vote
4.   ?    A spoiled ballot

What is meant by a majority?

1.   ?    More than half of those voting.
2.   ?    50% +1
3.   ?    More than half of those eligible to vote.
4.   ?    More than half of the quorum.

When there are more than two candidates, the one with the most votes wins.

1.   ?    Plurality voting
2.   ?    Majority voting
3.   ?    Majority of the quorum voting.
4.   ?    Double Majority voting

A vote that requires twice as many for as those opposed.

1.   ?    Two-Thirds Vote
2.   ?    Majority Vote
3.   ?    Plurality Vote
4.   ?    Double Majority Vote

A requirement that an item pass on two levels of an organization.

1.   ?    Double Majority Vote
2.   ?    Two-Thirds Vote
3.   ?    Plurality Vote
4.   ?    Majority Vote

The minimum vote required is based on the number of members required for a meeting.

1. Majority of the Quorum
2. Double-Majority Vote
3. Minimum Complement Required to Adopt or Elect
4. Plurality Vote

Which of the following are principles of a democracy?

1. The group decides that there is a need for a decision.
2. The group decides on how a decision is to be reached.
3. The group must hold only one opinion.
4. The group is bound to accept decisions made by the group.

To make a decision, the group needs _____.

1. information
2. total agreement
3. diverse opinions
4. absolute authority

The minority needs ____.

1. to be able to disagree
2. to be protected from reprisal
3. to not be required to follow the will of the majority
4. to write the rules

Besides majority rule, what other systems exist?

1. Autocracy
2. Rule of Force
3. Dictatorship
4. Mob Rule

What system of making decisions satisfies the most members?

1. Majority rule
2. Autocracy
3. Rule of Force
4. Mob Rule

What is the step called between voting and announcing the result?

1.   ?    Vote-counting protocol
2.   ?    Balloting procedures
3.   ?    Election procedures
4.   ?    Nominations

The procedures for electing the President of the United States are _____.

1. complicated
2. involving as there are several layers
3. involved only with majority voting
4. done all at one time

In the United States, all the ballots ____.

1.   ?    are alike within an area but not across the country
2.   ?    are the same in all areas
3.   ?    vary by region across the country
4.   ?    are decided by Federal electors

Most votes are taken by ____.

1.   ?    a show of hands
2.   ?    electronic means
3.   ?    ballots
4.   ?    role call

The method of casting a vote and of counting it is the ____.

1.   ?    physical point
2.   ?    vote-counting protocol
3.   ?    balloting
4.   ?    nominating

The way individual votes are processed is called ____.

1.   ?    vote-counting protocol
2.   ?    physical vote
3.   ?    balloting
4.   ?    nominating