Chapter 6 Questions

Used to be white wealthy male land owners, used to be in the power of the states but now everyone have to be 18

how have voting rights changed in the US?

no state can deprive a person of voting on anything or age

What constitutional restrictions exist on the states' power to set voting qualifications?

citizenship, residence, age

What are the universal requirements for voting in the United States?

results of elections, field of survey research, studies of political socialization

How can we compare the voting behavior of voters and nonvoters?

huge significance because it ensured that everyone was given the right to vote

How significant was early civil rights legislation passed in 1957, 1960, and 1964?

income and occupation, religious and ethnic background, education, geography, gender and age, family and other groups, party identification, and candidate and issues

What are the sociological and psychological factors that affect voting?

abolishment of the poll tax, outlawed literacy test, mandated preclearance, and no language minority crap

What are the provisions and effects of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

50% of people participated in 2000 presidential election, 45% of people participated in the house of rep elections in 2000, people don't vote because they don't care to

What is the nonvoting problem and what is its scope?

literacy, poll tax, restrictions on certain members of population

What other requirements have States used or still use as voter qualifications?

- Declares that the right to vote cannot be denied to any citizen of the United States because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude - literacy requirements, poll taxes, etc

What rights are guaranteed by the 15th Amendment, and what tactics were used in the past to circumvent those rights?

inconvenience, don't feel like their vote makes a difference, distrust politics and the candidates

Why do people not vote?