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ch.6Political Parti.
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| voting-age population | the citizens who are elgible to vote after reaching a minimum age requirement |
| registered voters | people who are registered to vote |
| motor-voter law | the law requires states to allow people to register to vote when applyin for drivers licenses and to provide registration through mail at state office |
| literacy test | a way to keep blacks from voting & for people who were illiterate |
| poll tax | practice of keepin blacks from voting |
| grandfather clause | this said a person could vote even if he didnt meet the legal requirements (poor, illiterate whites) |
| white primary | keepin balcks from voting |
| Australian ballot | a gov. printed ballot of uniform size & shape that was cast in secret |
| activists | highly educated black ppl who participate in all forms of politcs |