Ch. 5 Opinion And Participation:thinking/acting In Politics Cont.

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WHITE PRIMARY

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Democratic Party primary in many southern countries in the early part of the twentieth century that excluded black people from voting

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LITERACY TEST

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Examination of a person's ability to read and write as a prerequisite to voter registration, outlawed by Voting Rights Act (1965) as discrimatory

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POLL TAXES

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Taxes imposed as a prerequisite to voting, prohibited by the twenty-fourth Amendment

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"MOTOR VOTER ACT"

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Federal mandate that states offer voter registration at driver's licensing and welfare offices

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TURNOUT

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Number of voters who actually cast ballots in an election, as a percentage of people eligible to register and vote

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REGISTRATION

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Requirement that prospective voters establish their identity and place of residence prior to an eletion in order to be eligible to vote

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POLITICAL ALIENATION

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Belief that politics is irrevalant to one's life and that one cannot personally affect public affairs

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PROTESTS

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Public marches or demonstrations designed to call attention to an issue and motivate others to apply pressure on public officials

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

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Form of public protest involving the breaking of laws believed to be unjust