AP Gov most missed questions UNIT 2 exam review

what caused newly eligible voters to tend toward lower turn out rates than the rest of the electorate from the beginning? low turn out has not changed

26th Amendment

Which Act required states to offer provisional ballots and standards for counting disputed ballots?

Help America Vote Act of 2002

Who in southern states following the Reconstruction allowed only whites to vote in the primary elections?

white primary

was instituted by the govt to encourage preferential treatment for minorities who suffered discrimination

affirmative action - usually involves federal contracts and college admissions

when one political party controls the executive branch, while a different party holds the majority in one or both chambers of the legislative branch

divided government

When young people develop their political beliefs and attitude from their parents, especially their party identification

political socialization

Why did white southerners move away from conservatism? What party did the join?

- because of racial issues - Democrats

group who is closely tied to their party and vote consistently for it over the Republicans in national elections

African American Democrats

Act which restricted, and later banned, the literacy tests. Also allowed federal registrars to register eligible voters when officials refused to do so.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Group who is traditionally conservative and moved towards the Democratic Party in 1960s.

White Southerners

when voters select candidates for some offices and avoid the rest because the ballot is too long

ballot fatigue

___________ are for people who's names are not on the voter list, required in the Help America Vote Act.

provisional ballots

when a division in public opinion between two different demographic groups strengthens the existing division

reinforcing cleavage

What effect did banning African Americans from primary elections have?

the only elation that mattered int the south was the Democratic primary because democrats dominated the general elections, denying Blacks the right to vote in the primaries kept them from having an effect on the general elections