Texas Politics Ch. 3

Front 1

What are the 3 primary variables in who votes in America?

Back 1

Older age, Higher Education, Higher Income (Old, rich white people)

Front 2

Who granted the right to vote by the 19th amendment in 1920 and the 26th amendment in 1971?

Back 2

19th-Women. 26th-18 year olds

Front 3

1.What amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?

Back 3

15th amendment

Front 4

What are political alienation and political apathy?
How do they affect voter participation (vote) in comparison to the other western democracies?

Back 4

Alienation is when you don’t like something and apathy is when you just don’t care.

You think that your vote isn’t gonna count so that discourages voting. It decreases significantly in comparison to other western democracies.

Front 5

What and when are primary and general elections.
When are they held?
What do they do and who controls them.

Back 5

Primary-second Tuesday in March of even number of years (Super Tuesday), its indirect.
General- first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Political parties control them. Primaries the candidate is nominated by the political party. General is more direct (presidential)

Front 6

1.What was the major legislation of 1960s concerning voting rights and who enforces it?

Back 6

The state legislature enforces it. The major legislation is the different opportunities for us to vote to help increase voter participation.

Front 7

What have campaign costs done in the US and Texas in recent years?

Back 7

They have increased significantly