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Schwartz AP Gov 4

Political Participation

TermDefinition
absentee ballot ballot cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station on election day
electorate the body of people allowed to vote in an election
15th Amendment gave former slaves and free African Americans the right to vote
franchise or suffrage the right to vote
gender gap the difference in worldviews in gender as expressed at the voting booth
grandfather clause allowed states to recognize a registering voter as it would have recognized his ancestors
literacy test a literacy qualification designed to weed out certain voters
initiative citizens can gather enough signatures to place a proposal on a ballot
Motor Voter Law (1993) law allowing citizens to register to vote when they got their driver's license
19th Amendment gave women the right to vote
party identification which political party an individual identifies with
political efficacy citizens' faith and trust in government that their vote can influence political affairs
poll tax a simple fee required to vote
precinct a small geographic area of about 500-1000 voters
recall allows citizens in some states to remove an elected official from office in the middle of their term
referendum a procedure where citizens may vote to repeal an unpopular law
23rd Amendment gave residents of Washington DC the right to vote and 3 electors
24th Amendment prohibited poll taxes
26th Amendment changed legal federal voting age to 18
voter apathy lack of interest in voting leading to low voter turnout
voter turnout how many citizens vote in a given election
voting bloc the voters in a particular demographic
white primary a popular method for Southern states to keep African American voters from voting, defining membership for voting to a white men's club
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