Voting by Brendan Bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting Lesson 7.1 Assignment en-us 2016-11-10 18:21:51 UTC 2016-11-10 18:55:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png 26th Amendment brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837298 Lowered voting age to 18. Was done in part, due to pressure from society for it to match draft age during the Vietnam War]]> 2016-11-10 18:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837298 24th Amendment brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837319 Eliminated Poll Tax. Poll tax was ruled discriminatory and now unconstitutional.]]> 2016-11-10 18:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837319 19th Amendment brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837345 Women's suffrage. Granted women same right of men to vote in elections.]]> 2016-11-10 18:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837345 15th Amendment brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837353 Voting rights for African-Americans. Prohibits denying voting on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.]]> 2016-11-10 18:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136837353 Who should have the right to vote in a democracy? brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136839937 Anyone over a certain age limit (18 in US) should be able to with no discrimination based on gender, race, or sexual preference. However, this right could be suspended due to criminal activity.]]> 2016-11-10 18:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136839937 What factors influence voters and election campaigns?? brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/online_gov_7i1_voting/wish/136840685
  • voter's and nominee's party identification
  • voter's experience with incumbent members
  • voter's background
  • nominee's background
  • voter's and nominee's race, gender, sexuality, education, economic and marital status
  • nominee's issues
  • nominee's character
  • nominee's past experience
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