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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the voting-age population?
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The citizens who are eligible to voate after reaching a minimum age requirement.
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Who are registered voters?
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People who are registered to vote. Must have completed a registrataion form by required date.
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What is the moto-voter law?
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Bill passed by Congress in 1993 to make it easier for Americans to register to vote.
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What is a literacy test?
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A requirement that citizens pass a literacy test in order to register to vote.
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What is a poll tax?
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A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote.
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What is the grandfather clause?
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A clause added to registration laws allowing poeple who did not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867.
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What was the white primary?
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The practice of keeping Afican Americans from voting in primary elections through arbitrary implementation of registration requirements and intimidation.
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What is the Australian ballot?
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A government-rpinted ballot of uniform size and shape to be cast in secret, adopted by many states in 1890.
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Who are parochical participants?
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Those who do not vote and stay out of elction campaigns and civic associations but are willing to contact local officals about specific, often personal, problems.
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Who are activists?
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Individuals, usually outside of government, who actively promote a political party, philosophy, or issue they care about.
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What defines American political participation rates?
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They vote less and less but are participating more and more.
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What happens in Italy to someone who does not vote?
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Their government identification papers are stamped "DID NOT VOTE".
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In what country can fines be levied on nonvoters?
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Australia.
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What is the least common form of political participation?
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Giving money to a candidate or being a member of a political organization.
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What are voting specialists?
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People who vote but do little else; tend not to have much schooling or income and older than average person.
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