Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
16 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Suffrage
|
The legal right to vote
|
|
|
disenfranchise
|
To deprive voters of the ability to vote
|
|
|
literacy tests
|
A voting requirement that require a person to prove they can read before they are allowed to vote.
|
|
|
grandfather clauses
|
used in the south to deny blacks the vote. Allowed anyone to vote in current elections who could prove that their grandfather had voted before 1867.
|
|
|
poll tax
|
A fee that had to be paid before voting. Outlawed by the 24th Amendment in federal elections and in 1966 for state and local elections.
|
|
|
registration
|
becoming an eligible voter by entering your name and meeting other requirements like residency, age, and citizenship.
|
|
|
residency
|
A requirement that a person must live in a state or area to be eligible to vote.
|
|
|
voter turnout
|
The percentage of eligible citizens that actually take part in the election process.
|
|
|
absentee ballots
|
Votes that are mailed in by voters rather than cast at the polls.
|
|
|
Party identification
|
Linking oneself with a political party.
|
|
|
policy voting
|
When people vote for candidates that share their views on certain key issues.
|
|
|
green vote
|
A vote from those who support stronger laws to protect andd preserve the environment
|
|
|
socioeconomic factors
|
Things like age, income, education, occupation and others that give a profile of a group or individual
|
|
|
gender gap
|
Describes the difference between male and female political views or the percentage diference in the voting of the 2 genders in an election.
|
|
|
Solid South
|
Term used to describe the tendency of southern states to vote for the democratic party after the civil war. The trend has changed in recent decades.
|
|
|
split ballot
|
The act of voting for candidates from more than one political party in an election.+
|
