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26 Cards in this Set
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Which has been a trend in the history of American voting rights?
a. higher and higher minimum voting age b. higher and higher voter turnouts c. less and less people granted suffrage d. more and more people granted suffrage |
more and more people granted suffrage
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Which voting requirement was the first to be eliminated?
a. poll tax b. race c. gender d. property ownership |
property ownership
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The 26th Amendment says that states have to allow the right to vote in which case?
a. if the voter has no income b. if the voter is 18 or over c. if the voter is female d. if the voter pays taxes |
if the voter is 18 or over
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Which did the Framers of the Constitution allow to set suffrage qualifications?
a. a council of lawyers b. local governments c. the federal government d. the states |
the states
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Which once kept certain groups of voters such as African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos from voting?
a. residency requirements b. age requirements c. literacy tests d. purging |
literacy tests
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Why did many African Americans in the South not vote even after the passage of the 15th Amendment?
a. amendment was too harsh b. amendment was not enforced c. no voting rights d. little interest in politics |
amendment was not enforced
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HOw did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 differ from previous voting laws?
a. it protected civil rights b. it allowed aliens to vote c. it applied only to the South d. it applied to all U.S. elections |
it protected civil rights
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What are preclearance requirements supposed to prevent?
a. voting more than once b. unfair changes in voting laws c. white primaries d. the purging of poll books |
the purging of poll books
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Which group of people cannot vote?
a. those in the West b. those in prison c. those who lack interest d. those who are uneducated |
those in prison
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Which is a true statement about the millions of Americans who do not vote?
a. most cannot vote b. many only vote in congressional elections c. many are not interested in politics d. most are married |
many are not interested in politics
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Which is an example of political socialization and factors that influence voting behavior?
a. voting is too complicated, so people avoid it b. family members vote for the same political party c. tired voters do not complete their ballots d. voters avoid less important, off-year elections |
family members vote for the same political party
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Which word has the same meaning as franchise?
a. poll tax b. suffrage c. election d. politics |
suffrage
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Which was the largest group of disenfranchised citizens in the 1920s despite the 15th Amendment?
a. African Americans b. Asians c. women without property d. those who could not read |
African Americans
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What idd the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?
a. it allowed 18 year olds in all states to vote b. it protected civil rights in polling places c. it allowed people to vote in U.S. territories d. it banned the payment of taxes in order to vote |
it protected civil rights in polling places
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Which is one of the universal requirements for voting in the U.S.?
a. literacy b. legal residency c. higher education d. political party membership |
legal residency
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When people register to vote, which question must they answer?
a. what is your religion? b. do you understand the Bill of Rights? c. How long have you lived at your current address? d. have you paid your property taxes? |
how long have you lived at your current address?
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Literacy tests used in the South threatened to keep white males from voting, as well as African Americans.
What did these southern states do to make sure that white males who couldn't read could still vote? a. states made it harder to drop out of high school b. states helped more white males to learn t read c. Congress added a grandfather clause to the Constitution d. States added a grandfather clause to their constitutions |
States added a grandfather clause to their constitutions
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Why were federal civil rights laws needed?
a. the federal decisions were overturned by state courts b. the Federal Government did not enforce the court decisions c. most states simply ignored the court decisions d. most states did not understand the court decisions |
the Federal Government did not enforce the court decisions
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Which law did Congress pass in response to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
a. Gerrymanding Law of 1966 b 27th Amendment c. Civil RIghts Act of 1960 d. Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Which describes a typical nonvoter?
a. religious, educated, and unemployed b. unmarried, young, and unskilled c. married and living in the South d. married and living in the Midwest |
unmarried, young, and unskiled
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Which is likely to be a statement from someone who does not have political efficacy?
a. i am very satisfied with my gov. b. i identify with those who are independent c. i do not find much in common with the two political parties d. my vote makes no difference in the election |
my vote makes no difference
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Which describes typical independent voters?
a. people with strong party identification b. Catholics and Jews who used to be Democrats c. well-informed, educated people mostly from southern states d. well-informed educated people younger than the average voter |
well-informed educated people younger than the average voter
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Which correctly describes the only group allowed to vote in 1789?
a. citizens that could read and write b. citizens in the District of Columbia c. white, male property owners d. white and African American males in northern states |
white, male property owners
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Which of the following is not a reason for nonvoting?
a. bad weather b. higher income c. long lines d. lack of interest |
higher income
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Which type of voting often results from strong loyalty to a political party?
a. political voting b. straight ticket voting c. split ticket voting d. independent voting |
straight ticket voting
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Which group is difficult to count but probably includes about one-third of all voters?
a. independents b. Republicans c. Democrats d. women |
independents
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