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22 Cards in this Set
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5 obstacles to voting
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poll taxes (24 amendment)
literacy tests good character tests (2 other votes) grandfather clause residency requirements |
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National Voter Registration Act of 1993
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states to provide voter registration when adults receive or renew license
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26 Amendment
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18 age to vote
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the major influence on party affiliation is
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family background
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choosing a dem fro one office and repub for other is called
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split ticket
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litmust tests is where people will _________ vote based on criteria that they support
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not vote, abortion, immigration reform, affirmitive action
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initiative
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minimum number of voters must vote
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referendum
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state legislature refer a law it has approved to electorate if large money
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civil disobedience
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sit in 1960s
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closed primary who may vote
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only party's registered voters
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The Federal Election Campaign Act (1971) limited amount ___________ can give to pres candidate
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Political Action Committee's PACs
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Federal Election Commission (1974)
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funds distributed qualify by raising certain amount of contributions on their own
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if no incumbent what kind of eleciton
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open elections
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if no candidate in Pres recieves 270 (435) election decided by who
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HoRep
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coattails are reflected by which Pres for getting Congress same party
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Rep. Ronald Reagan
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the NAACP is an example of what type of interest group
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civil rights interest group
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American Conservative Union and American for Democratic Action represent what type of interest groups
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Ideological interest groups
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two principle functions of interest groups are _________ and ______
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representation and education
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what is used to target people likely to support an interest group based on income and education
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direct mail
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some ppl benefit directily from organization but never become active participants known as
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free-rider problem
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Lobbyists testify at ___________ hearings, provide the staff with information and more frequently write __________
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committee hearings, write legislation
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Tactics through 4 for interest groups
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lobbying
grassroots litigation political action committees |
