chapter 18.1-2 by Kelly May https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/vqkppog1yqq sections 1 and 2 en-us 2018-02-07 15:44:30 UTC 2018-02-07 16:12:47 UTC hello@padlet.com African American Suffrage kelly_may2 https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/vqkppog1yqq/wish/229152610
  • The Fifteenth Amendment - provided that no state could deprive any citizen of the right to vote on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  • Grandfather Clause- provided that only voters whose grandfathers had voted before 1867 were eligible to vote without paying a certain tax or passing a literacy test, aka no black male was allowed to vote
  • The Literacy Test- states required citizens to pass a literacy test to qualify to vote making black citizens do much more
  • Poll tax- citizens had to pay a poll tax before they could vote
  • The Voting Rights Acts- allowed the federal government to register voters and send poll watchers on Election Day in states and localities that discriminated against African American voters.



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  • Nineteenth amendment- after WW1 this amendment was passed to allow voting for all women
  • took many years of protesting, marching, and conventions to convince others they deserve to vote
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  • basic argument was that if individuals were old enough to be drafted and fight for their country, they were old enough to vote
  • Twenty-sixth Amendment- lowered voting age to 18 in all states
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  • ensures that the entire government will not turn over at the same time
  • elections are held every two years for members of Congress,
  • presidential elections are held every four years
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  • Twenty-second Amendment limits a president to two terms
  • does not limit the number of terms a member of Congress can serve
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  • legislative referendum- legislature refers a measure to the voters for their approval
  • popular referendum-voters gather signatures to put specific laws on the ballot
  • initiative- voters who secure enough signatures can place their own proposed laws on the ballot
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  • these are family, age, education, religion, occupation, income level, where they live, and general outlook on life.
  • affect how a person might vote
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  • Strong party voters- select their party's nominee regardless
  • weak party voters- more likely to change their vote based on the issues at hand
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  • how the candidates present themselves influences votes
  • past experience influences votes, some may like a fresh face others may like an experienced offical
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  • technology has allowed to become better informed about a candidate’s stance on issues
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  •  complicated registration practices
  • changing role of political parties
  • high number of elections we hold can contribute to low voter turnout.
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