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Am Gov 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Suffrage | Right to vote |
| Franchise | Synonym for right to vote |
| Electorate | Potential voting population |
| Disenfranchised | Citizens denied the right to vote |
| Poll tax | Tax imposed by several states as a qualification for voting |
| 15th Amendment | Protect any citizen from being denied the right to vote because of race or color |
| 19th Amendment | Prohibited the denial of the right to vote because of sex. (gave women the right to vote) |
| 23rd Amendment | 23 D.C.- Gave 3 electorial votes to the District of Columbia |
| 24th Amendment | 24 Poll-No-More - Eliminated the poll tax as a condition for voting in any federal election |
| 26th Amendment | No state can set the minimum age for voting at more than 18 years old |
| In the Constitution, the power to set voting qualifications is reserved... | To the States |
| Alien | Foreign-born residents who have not become citizens |
| Transient | A person who plans to live in a State for a short period of time |
| Registration | Procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting |
| Purge | The removal of names of people who are no longer elegible to vote from the poll books |
| Poll Books | Official lists of qualified voters in each prencinct |
| Literacy | Ability to read and write |
| Which State does not require that voters be registered in order to cast ballots? | North Dakota |
| Motor Voter Act | Requires every state except North Dakota to allow all eligible citizens to register to vote when they apply for or renew a driver's license |
| Gerrymandering | Drawing electoral district lines in order to limit the voting strength of a particular group or party |
| Injunction | Court order that either compels or restrains the performance of come act |
| Preclearance | Prior approval by the Justice Department of changes to or election of new laws by certain States |
| off-year-election | Congressional elections held in even numbered years, between presidential elections |
| Ballot Fatigue | Voters cast fewer votes for offices listed toward the bottom of the ballot |
| Political Efficacy | The belief that your vote can or can not impact what the government does |
| Political socialization | Process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions |
| Gender gap | |
| Party identification | |
| Straight-ticket voting | |
| Split-ticket voting | |
| Independent | |
| Party identification | Loyalty of people to a political party |
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