Gov. Review Ch 6

the right to vote

the total group of qualified voters

a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting

tax required before a person can vote

an authoritative command or order

congressional election that occurs between presidential election years

one's own influence or effectiveness on politics

the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions

practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election

people who have no party affiliation

franchise

injunction

political efficacy

straight-ticket voting

the elimination of several restrictions, a significant share of what was originally the states' power over the right to vote has gradually been assumed by the federal government

1810- religious restrictions disapeared 1870- 15th amendment 1820- tax requirement ended 1920- voting restriction on women disapeared 1971- adaption of 26th amendment allowing citizens 18 years and older the right to vote

1. Any person whom a state allows to vote for members of the "most numerous branch" of its own legislature must also be allowed to vote for representatives and senators in congress. 2. No state can deprive any person of the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude". 3. No state can deprive any person of the right to vote based on gender. 4. No state is allowed to administer poll tax. 5. No state can deprive any person the right to vote because of age if at least 18.

Age, Citizenship, Residency

1. To prevent non-citizens from voting 2. Helps find out if a person is/was a criminal or mentally incompetent because they ARE NOT allowed to vote.

being able to read and write, they would ask blacks a really hard question on theology or something about the constitution and then ask the next guy in line to write the letter O

A clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867. so that all the white men could vote and the black men couldn't

All states (except North Dakota) must provide registration for eligible voters when they renew or apply for a new driver's license, through the mail, and at state social service agencies (state employment, welfare, ...).

citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude.

gave harder literacy tests, whites would yell at them, made the poll taxes higher

set up by the Civil Rights Act and was made to investigate violations of civil rights and authorized federal injunctions to protect voting rights, To investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices. To issue public service announcements to discourage discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws.

Federal law that increased government supervision of local election practices, suspended the use of literacy tests to prevent people (usually African Americans) from voting, and expanded government efforts to register voters.

Votes for somethings on a ballot but not everything

voters: vote, they live up to the requirements, they usually have decided on a party nonvoters: reasons they don't vote are because they are lazy (just get a driver's license already :), don't care, think their vote won't matter, don't trust the government, are mentally insane

often voters will be influenced by their parents, friends, family members, society, their views on life, ex. pro-life or save the environment.