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what is Political Participation?
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it encompasses the various activities that citizens employ in their efforts to influence policy making and the selection of leaders.
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what is cross-cutting cleavages?
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the factors that affect the individual like age, social class, education level, race, gender, and party afflication.
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what is the motorvoter?
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national voter registration act, passed by congress in 1993. Allows people to register to vote while applying for or renewing a driver's license.
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what are the Jim Crow laws?
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like literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause- that prevented many blacks from voting until well past mid-20th century.
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what did the 19th amendment state?
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it extended the vote to women in 1920. The 19th amendment doubled the size of the electorate.
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18-21 year olds?
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A final major expansion of voting rights that occured in 1971.
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26th amendment?
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changed the minimum voting age from 21 to 18, a few states such as Georgia, Kentucky, Alaska, an Hawaiihad allowed younger people to vote before 1971.
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