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AP gov ch 8 vocab

AP government chapter 8 vocab

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political participation the many ways that people take part in politics and government
voting-age population citizens who are eligible to vote after reaching the minimum age requirement
voting-eligible population citizens who have reached the minimum age to be eligible to vote, excluding those who are not legally permitted to cast a ballot.
electorate all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election
suffrage the right to vote in public elections
literacy test a requirement that citizens show that they can read before registering to vote
poll tax a requirement that citizens pay tax in order to register to vote
grandfather clause a clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867
white primary the practice of keeping blacks from voting in the southern states' primaries through arbitrary use of registration requirements and intimidation
Australian ballot a government printed ballot of uniform dimensions to be cast in secret that many states adopted around 1890 to reduce voting fraud associated with party printed ballots cast in public
voter identification law laws requiring citizens to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote
activists people who tend to participate in all forms of politics
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