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AP GOV Ch. 6 Siftar
AP US Government Ch. 6 Wilson - Kinnick
| Question/word | answer |
|---|---|
| Australian Ballot | election ballots printed by the government and casted in secret |
| The 15th Amendment | Guaranteed the right to vote to all, regardless of race, color, and previous states of slavery |
| The Grandfather Clause | allows people to vote if an ancestor voted before 1867 [enabled poor/illiterate whites to vote; excluded blacks because they had no ancestors that could vote at that time] |
| Literacy test | state law that prevented blacks from voting [most were illiterate and uneducated]--extremely hard test--- was suspended by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| The 19th Amendment | Allowed women the right to vote |
| White Primary | exclusion of blacks from voting in the Primaries [South: Democratics won almost all elections]---voided by the Supreme Court for being unconstitutional |
| Apathy | Lack of enthusiasm / energy |
| Poll Tax | state tax paid before voting [to prevent blacks from voting] --- illegal |
| VAP [voting age population] | % of people in the US who are eligible to vote [18 or older] |
| VEP [voting eligibility polulation] | % of people in the US who are registered to vote and over the age of 18 |
| Americans don't vote [or have lower turnout than other countries] because _________________. | they don't register to vote |
| What affects political participation rates in the US? | age, race, party organization, registration, and popular views about elections |
| ____________ citizens are most likely to vote. | Older [moreso, white males] |
| What are the most significant determinants of participation? | education and age |
| America has a ___________ voter turnout than other countries, but vote _____ _____________ and for more offices. | lower; more frequently |
| Elections make a ___________ difference in affecting public affairs. | big, HUGE. GINORMOUS [like... TITANIC MIDGETS...and by TITANIC, i MEAN MASSIVE!!!] |
| Americans tend to participate in more non-electoral forms of participating in the government. Some examples are: | writing letters to officeholders, going to meetings, etc. |
| Political Participation includes: | voting, campaigning, community activities, etc. |
| Americans are more likely to participate if they: | are more educated, attend church, have a higher social-economic status, are white (if the socio-economic status is factored out), and/or are women (vote slightly more than men) |
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