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A. Politics Midterm
Elections
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Historical Barrier to Voting | Literacy tests |
| Historical Barrier to Voting | Poll taxes |
| Historical Barrier to Voting | Age 21 |
| Historical Barrier to Voting | Property owner |
| Historical Barrier to Voting | white primaries |
| Historical Barrier to Voting | Had to be male |
| Current Barriers to Voting | Lack of efficacy |
| Current Barrier to Voting | Person's social and demographic characteristics and attitudes toward politics |
| Current Barrier to Voting | Political climate |
| Current Barrier to Voting | State electoral laws and administration |
| Neutral Ballots/ Australian Ballot/ Long Form Ballot | Allows for split ticket voting |
| Split ticket voting | Voting for different party candidates for different positions on the same ballot |
| Buckley vs Valeo | Court Case that determined that money is a form of free speech |
| Apportionment | Process for dividing the seats in House of Representatives for all 50 states - Happens after every decennial census |
| Vesting Clause | Executive Power will be invested in the President of the United States |
| Executive Order | Rule or regulation issued by President, has the effect of legislation. |
| Signing Statements | Announcements made the President when signing bills into law, often presenting the President's interpretation of the law. |
| Current Barrier to Voting | Voter ID's |
| First person killed by the British in the American Revolution | Cripus Attucks |
| Example of Social Movements | Women's Suffrage |
| Example of Social Movements | Black Lives Matter |
| Example of Social Movements | Occupy Wall Street |
| Example of Social Movements | Chicano Movement |