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Ch 6
Voters and Voting Behavior
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| franchise | the right to vote |
| electorate | all of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
| transient | person living in a State for only a short time, without legal residence |
| registration | a procedure of voter indentification intended to prevent fraudulent voting |
| poll books | list of all registered voters in each precinct |
| literacy | a person's ability to read or write |
| poll tax | a special tax, demanded by States, as a condition of voting |
| gerrymandering | the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
| injunction | a court order |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | |
| preclearance | changes to or new election laws by certain States |
| off-year election | congressional election that occurs between presidential election years |
| political socialization | the process where people gain their political attitudes and opinions |
| party identification | loyalty of people to a political party |
| independents | people who have no party affiliation |
| 3/5 of the U.S. History which extended suffrage | 19th Amendment- right to vote because of sex. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 guaranteed the right to vote for minorities. 23rd Amendment granted citizens of the D.C. the right to vote for presidential electors. 24th Amendment- eliminated the poll |
| 2/5 of the U.S. History which extended suffrage | Early 1800’s - religious, property, and tax payment qualifications were gradually eliminated 1870 -15th Amendment was intended to end race-based voting requirements. |
| the 4 restrictions the Constitution places on states in regards to voting | 1. Any person whom a State allows to vote for members must be allowed to vote 2. No State can deprive any person the right to vote 3. No State can require poll tax 4. No State can deprive any person of 18 to vote |
| Who is denied the right to vote? | people in mental health care facilities some under some other form of legal restraint because of their mental conditions people in prison |
| 5 characteristics of a person who is more likely to vote than others? | Income, occupation, age, gender, geography |
| Regarding the preclearance procedure under the Voting Rights Act of 1965- five changes in voting rules that may cause problems for states? | the location of polling places the boundaries of election districts deadlines in the election process from ward or district election to at-large elections the qualifications candidates must meet in order to run for office |
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