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15 Cards in this Set
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political participation
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various activities that citizens employ i their efforts to influence policy making and the seection of leaders.
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cross-cutting cleavages
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control other factors that may produce a counter influence to age, social class, education, race, gender, and party affiliation.
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15th amendment
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" right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on the account of race, color, or previous condition of servatude.
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Jim Crow laws
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literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause - that prevented blacks from voting until well past te mid-20th century.
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19th amendment
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extended voting to women in 1920.
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26th Amendment
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changed the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.
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registerd voters
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voters who registerd to vote in an election.
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eligible voters
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voters over the age of 18 and who qalify to vote.
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moter-voter
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allows people to register to vote whie applying for or renewinga drivers license.
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universal manhood suffrage
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voting rights for all white males
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religous ivolvement
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as religous involvement increases, so does political participation.
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education
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single most important chracteristic of a politically active citizen.
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weekday voting
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in many other democarcies voting only occurs on weekends.
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two-party competition
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turnout to which elections are competitive in a state.
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voting
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sends a direct message to the government about how a citizen wants to be governed.
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