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government 6
chapter 6 of governemnt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| two terms that we use that mean right to vote | suffrage/franchise |
| when people are denied the right to vote | disenfranchised |
| two qualifications or restrictions on voting that almost all states have | citizenship & residency |
| which four groups are generally disqualified from voting in USA | criminals, mentally ill, aliens, minors |
| restrictions on the states in setting voting requirements | they can't discriminate race, can't discriminate sex, can't require tax payment, and can't deprive a person who is at least 18 |
| five stages of extending voting rights | 1. religious, property. tax qualifications eliminated. 2. 15th amendment intended to end race based voting. 3. outlawed denial of voting based on sex. 4. denying african americans. 5. guaranteeing minorities voting rights |
| two restrictions on voting that were lifted early 1800s | religion, tax paying, property |
| what was the grandfather clause applied to voting in the south | pay taxes and pass literacy test |
| what group of americans was the largest to recieve the right to vote from 19th amendment | women! |
| why were the civil rights act and national voting rights act of 1965 so important to increasing universal suffrage | gave voting rights to minorities |
| strongest provision of the nation voting rights act | send in resistors to guarantee access to registration by african americans |
| how were literacy test used to prevent african americans from voting | african americans couldn't read or write |
| what percent of eligible voters vote in presidential elections over the past 20 years | 53.5 percent |
| where does the us rank in voter turnout compared to other democratic places | lowest |
| what was the percentage of votes who voted in the 2016 election | 60.1 percent |
| what are off year elections and how do they compare in voter turnouts compared to other years | elections between presidential elections. significantly decrease. |
| which state has the highest votes turnout | minnesota |
| where does michigan rate in voter turnout for the 2016 election | 18 |
| what are eligible voters called | electorate |
| six reasons why people don't vote | 1. apathy 2. disaffected 3. disenfranchised 4. ill/disabled 5. cant get away from work 6. don't believe in it |
| what is a disaffected vote | believes vote doesn't matter |
| what are some of the solutions to solve the problem of votes who can't vote on election day because of work | absentee ballot |
| which group is the most reliable in voter turnout | elderly |
| which group is least reliable in voter turnout | young people |
| what are four essential features of an Australian ballot | 1. secret 2. paid for by public 3. give out at poll 4. lists names of all candidates |
| examples of EDP ballots | computer touch screen, punch card |
| types of voting machine most common today | touch screen recording/record the votes choice |
| which type of ballot do most of michigan people use | absentee |
| what is an absentee ballot | applied for when they can't vote on election day |
| what is the current criteria to receive an absentee ballot | older than 60, out of town, in jail, religious reasons |
| what is a split ticket voting and which type of ballot is most likely to encourage it | vote for more than 1 candidate. office group ballot |
| a ballot that allows you to vote for all the candidates from one political party with one mark | party column |
| which ballot is most likely to produce a straight ticket twice | party column |
| what do we call the effect of a strong candidate at the top of the ticket bringing in candidates at the botom or lower portion of ballot | coattail effect |
| which type of ballot is most likely to get ballot fatigue | office group |
| which office in michigan is most likely to experience the voter drop off effect | judges |
| what did the national voter registration act require states to do and what is the nickname for act | allow ppl to vote at the same place they get their drivers liscence/social service. moter voter act. |
| what do we call the basic and smallest geographic unit for the conduct of elections | precincts |
| high voter turnout | elderly high income union workers white highly educated competitive districts a sense of poltiical efficacy |
| low voter turnout | young low income non union workers minorities high school only educated one party dominates a sense of political hopelessness |
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