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they'll vote for a different political party

how are political scandals, economic problems and wars likely to affect voter behavior?

poll books

list of registered voters in the district

literacy test

local governments would test a person's ability to both read and write in order to ensure that they are a qualified voter

republican

more men are in this party

democrats

more women are in this party

disenfranchise

no right to vote

split- ticket voting

not voting for one political party but voting some of each down the ballot

they may feel like their vote doesn't count so they either won't vote or they won't care when they go to vote. other factors are inconvenient registration requirements, long ballots and long lines at polling places

how does a person's sense of political efficacy affect voting behavior? what other factors affect how a person will vote?

alien

a foreign born resident that hasn't become a U.S. citizen

straight- ticket voting

a person votes only for one political party

transient

a person who plans to live in a state for only a short while

political efficacy

a person's belief that their vote does/ does not have any impact on an election

registration

a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent voter fraud

ballot fatigue

an expression that suggests that many voters exhaust their patience and/ or their knowledge as they work their way down the ballot

injunction

court order that either compels or restrains the performance of some act by a private individual or a public official

it gave the right for women to vote

in 1920 how did the 19th amendment expand the amendment?

purging

state law requires local election officials to review the lists of registered voters and to remove the names of those who can no longer vot

party identification

the loyalty of people to a political party

electorate

the potential voting population

Gerrymandering

the practice of drawing electoral district lines (the boundaries of the geographic area from which a candidate is elected to a public office) in order to limit the voting strength of a particular group or party

political socialization

the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions

franchise

the right to vote

suffrage

the right to vote

independents

those people who have no party affiliation

15th

which amendment declared that the right to vote could not be denied to any citizen of the U.S. because of race, color, etc?

24th

which amendment eliminated poll tax?

preclearance

prohibits the ability to deny individuals their right to vote unless it has been approved through the department of justice

The suffrage qualifications include extending voting rights, broadening the electorate, prohibiting the denial of the right to vote because of sex, securing African Americans a full role in the electoral process in all states and providing that no state can set the minimum age for voting at more than 18 years of age.

Briefly summarize the history of suffrage qualifications in this country.

It did provide the vote to blacks living in northern states, and it did encourage voting by blacks in the South for a period of time.

How did the United States fulfill the promise of the 15th amendment?

Gerrymandering is limiting certain people to votes, which goes against the 15th Amendment.

How has gerrymandering been used to prevent the fulfillment of the 15th amendment?

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 differed from earlier Civil Rights law in that it prohibits states from imposing any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure and to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color. More recent legislation and court decisions have extended the Act in order to keep up with the charging times.

In what key way did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 differ from earlier civil rights laws? How have more recent legislation and court decisions helped further refine that Act?

Some pros of voter registration is that it keeps it organized by knowing how many people are registered and are eligible to vote. They can keep track of the number of votes turned in. Some cons would be, some people will not vote because of the whole process of registration. I think the Motor Voter Law had a positive impact on voting since it made it easier for people to register to vote instead of going through a long process.

What are the pros and cons of voter registration? Do you think the "Motor Voter Law" has had a positive or negative impact on voting? Explain.

it removed discrimination for voting

What did the civil rights act of 1964 do?

Nothing in the Constitution says that aliens cannot vote and any state could allow them to do so if it chose.

What does the Constitution say about the voting rights of aliens?

The American electorate is the potential voting population. It has more than 230 million people.

What is the American electorate? Approximately how large is it?

They are meant to prevent laws against minority voting.

What is the process of preclearance meant to prevent?

The purpose of laws requiring voter registration is to prevent fraudulent voting. They vary among states because most states have eased the process, and some states require photo I.D., or questionnaires.

What is the purpose of laws requiring voter registration? How do registration laws vary among states?

Election officials should regularly purge voter lists because to remove the names of those who are no longer eligible to vote, such as those who have died or moved away.

Why should election officials regularly purge voter lists?

because it had no means for enforcement that would carry out the intention of the amendment which was to give more rights to African Americans.

Why, for nearly a century, was the 15th amendment largely ineffective?

off-year elections

congressional elections held in the even numbered years between presidential elections

poll tax

tax on the right to vote

gender gap

the difference between males and females and which political party they choose to vote for