https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9 en-us 2019-05-06 17:24:46 UTC 2025-10-28 02:03:55 UTC hello@padlet.com annalise_goulding https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9/wish/357300670 -An election is an orderly process for making group decisions. Free and fair elections are the hallmark of democracy. Voting is making a choice among alternatives in an election.
-Although the Fifteenth Amendment was an important milestone on the road to full suffrage, it did not result in complete voting rights for African Americans. Political leaders in Southern states set up a number of roadblocks to disenfranchise and discourage the participation of African American voters.
-Another device that was designed to discourage African American suffrage was the poll tax. Usually amounting to a dollar or two, citizens had to pay a poll tax before they could vote
-Until 2013, the Voting Rights Acts still placed special regulations on states with a history of voter discrimination. 
-Beginning in the mid-1800s, women organized to fight for their right to vote. Groups of women suffragists held meetings, gave lectures, wrote articles and pamphlets, marched, and lobbied for a constitutional amendment providing them the right to vote]]> 2019-05-06 17:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9/wish/357300670 annalise_goulding https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9/wish/357300940 -The Constitution dictates the length of the terms of members of Congress, the president, and the vice president. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms. Senators have a six-year term and the president serves a four-year term.
-In a legislative referendum, the legislature refers a measure to the voters for their approval. In a popular referendum, voters gather signatures to put specific laws passed by the legislature on the ballot. Citizens can vote to approve or repeal the laws.
-Voters’ personal backgrounds affect their decisions. A person’s background includes such things as family, age, education, religion, occupation, income level, where they live, and general outlook on life.
-Strong party voters are those who select their party’s candidates regardless of the specific issues or candidates in any given election. They typically vote a straight party ticket, meaning that they choose all candidates affiliated with their party on the ballot.
-Due to advances in education and access to new media technology, today’s voters have more opportunities to become better informed about a candidate’s stance on issues than the voters of earlier years]]> 2019-05-06 17:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9/wish/357300940 annalise_goulding https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9/wish/357303285 2019-05-06 17:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/annalise_goulding/1paxmbh4e2f9/wish/357303285