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19 Cards in this Set
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conventional voting
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voting
letters to congress help w/ a campaign sign a petition |
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unconventional voting:
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riot
militias writing |
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conditions before 1800's:
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white land owning men
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jacksonian Era- 1830's-1850
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common man
president= Jackson |
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1870-15th amendment
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african american males can vote
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1920- 19th amendment
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women can vote
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1924- Indian citizen act
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1965- Voting rights act
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both male and female african americans can vote
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1971- 26th amendment
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18-21 yr olds can vote
vietnam war: if 18 yrs old can fight in war, should have right to vote |
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gerry mandering-
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change the boundaries of districts so that african americans arent majority
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despite these gains , voter turnout is usually low in the US, why?
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52% of US will vote in presidential election
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registration barriers
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-fill out form
- registration established so you cant vote multiple times |
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voting process
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-convienent?
-lines -location |
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weakened party system
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-aligances of parties used to be much stronger
-older generations used to vote democrat/republican -no matter what - voter mobilization -political party not as |
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same day registration
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voter fraud
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is low voter turnout necessarily bad?
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not educated to have an opinion- dont vote
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who actually votes?
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-older
-white -higher education -higher income |
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what would happen if more people voted?
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-see more social services policies if more demographics voted
-change the look of our policies |
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why do you choose one candidate over the other?
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-views on issues -age
-experience -religion -party identifacation -personality/ character -voting record/history- what have they voted for before |
