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22 Cards in this Set
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Who are poor people more likely to vote for? Who are rich or upper-middle class people more likely to vote for? |
Lower class = Democrat |
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What was the Motor Vehicle Act of 1993? |
Enabled people to vote at motor vehicle departments. |
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What is political socialization? |
The process by which a person develops their political beliefs |
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What are public opinion polls? |
Public opinion polls are a primary barometer of how and why the voter behaves. They are conducted to gauge the feelings and attitudes of the electorate. |
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What was the Welfare Reform Act of 1996? |
Denied welfare benefits to legal immigrants. |
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What was the Simpson-Marzzoli Act? |
reform of immigration laws that required companies not to knowingly hire illegal immigrants, and that all illegals immigrants from before 1982 could apply for citizenship. |
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What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965? |
increased the opportunity for minorities to register and allowed the attorney general to prevent state interference in the voting process. |
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What party and issues do people with landline phones tend to support? |
Republican parties and issues. |
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What part of the US constitution gives states the freedom to determine voting procedures? |
The Reserve Powers clause of the Tenth Ammendment |
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What amendment gave freed slaves the right to vote? |
The 15th amendment |
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What was the 15th amendment? |
It gave freed slaves the right to vote |
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What was the 17th amendment? |
Changed the meaning of Article 1 Section 2 to allow eligible voters to select senators directly. |
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What amendment gave women the right to vote? |
The nineteenth amendment |
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What amendment outlawed the poll tax? |
The 24th amendment |
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What was the 24th amendment? |
Outlawed the poll tax |
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What was the 26th amendment? |
prohibited the federal and states gov from denying voting rights to 18 years olds |
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What amendment changed the voting age to 18? |
The 26th amendment. |
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What court case established the one man, one vote principle? |
Baker vs. Carr |
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What was established in Baker vs. Carr? |
the one man, one vote principal. |
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Where were the immigrant from before the Civil War from? |
England, Ireland, and Germany |
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Where were the immigrants from after the Civil War? |
Italians, Jews, Asians, Poles, and Russians |
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Where was the center of immigration in the early 1900s? |
Ellis Island |
