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Chapter 10: Voting and Elections in Texas Flashcards

1
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Behavior utilized by the public to influence government decision making and who gets elected to office

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political participation

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Involves more routine political activities and strategies to influence government (for example: voting)

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conventional participation

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Involves less common activities, challenges the status quo, and involves more political and social activism (for example: protesting)

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non-conventional participation

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A citizen that is registered to vote

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registered voter

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Accounts for the characteristics of a population

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social environment

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Generally refers to being informed about elections and the political process

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political knowledge

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Occurs when high levels of political dissatisfaction with party officials, elected officials, or public policies

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political party competition

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How people develop their values, knowledge, perceptions, and views about government and politics

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political socialization

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The thoughts, attitudes, and feelings that influence political behavior

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cognitive traits

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10
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What is the most common form of political participation in the U.S.?

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voting

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What are the voting requirements in the U.S.?

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U.S. citizenship
At least 18 years of age
Fulfilling your state’s voter registration requirement

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A right granted to American citizens that allow citizens to have a say in government by choosing public officials to represent them ad fight on their behalf

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Voting

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The act of preventing a person or a group of people from voting

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disenfranchise

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14
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A type of government in which power is divided between a national, state, and local government

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Federalism

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“[t]he times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof, but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of chusing senators.”

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Article 1, section 4 of the U.S. Constitution

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The right to vote

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suffrage

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The idea that a citizen of the United States is a citizen of this country and the state in which the person resides

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dual citizenship

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The process established by a government to ensure a person a fair treatment under the law when facing a criminal matter

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due process

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“[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

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Section 1 of the 14th Amendment

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20
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The landmark Supreme Court case that limited the 14th Amendment to political and civil rights such as serving in a jury and voting while ignoring the other components of the Amendment. This case also created the disgraceful concept of separate but equal.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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In what year was the 15th Amendment passed?

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1870

22
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Prevented disenfranchisement from states based on race and allowed minority men (except Native Americans) to vote in the United State

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15th Amendment

23
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“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

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Section 1 of the 15th Amendment

24
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“The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

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Section 2 of the 15th Amendment

25
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When did the women’s suffrage movement start?

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1848

26
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Who were key suffragists in the women’s suffrage movement?

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

27
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When did Texan women form the Texas Woman Suffrage Association?

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1903

28
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Voting on the basis of gender

“[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote should not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

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19th Amendment

29
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A Mexican American woman born in Texas

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Tejana

30
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Which Southern state was the first to ratify the 19th Amendment on June 28, 1919?

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Texas

31
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Voting on the basis of age

“[t]he right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age.”

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26th Amendment

32
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Laws aimed at preventing minority and poor men from voting

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Jim Crow Laws

33
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Required citizens to pay to vote

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Poll tax

34
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Required citizens to be able to read, to have at least a 5th grade education and pass a wrongly designed and implemented test to vote

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Literacy test

35
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Stated that men could only vote if their grandfather had been able to vote

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Grandfather clause

36
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A primary election where only Anglo registered voters may cast a vote

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white primaries

37
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In what year did Native Americans obtain the right to vote in the U.S.?

A. 1962
B. 1920
C. 1870
D. 1864

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A. 1962

38
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Which amendment allowed women the right to vote in the U.S.?

A. 19th Amendment
B. 15th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment
D. 24th Amendment

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A. 19th Amendment

39
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Which amendment allowed minority men the right to vote in the United States?

A. 13th Amendment
B. 15th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment
D. 19th Amendment

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B. 15th Amendment

40
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Which amendment allowed 18 year old citizens to vote in the U.S.?

A. 26th Amendment

B. 19th Amendment

C. 24th Amendment

D. 13th Amendment

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A. 26th Amendment

41
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Which amendment removed the poll tax?

A. 24th Amendment
B. 19th Amendment
C. 13th Amendment
D. 15th Amendment

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A. 24th Amendment

42
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What is suffrage?

A. The right to run for office.

B. The number of people that vote in an election.

C. The right to vote.

D. None of the above.

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C. The right to vote

43
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What are the Jim Crow Laws?

A. Laws aimed at preventing women from voting.

B. Laws aimed at preventing minority men and poor men from voting.

C. Laws aimed at preventing Native Americans from voting.

D. None of the above.

A

B. Laws aimed at preventing minority men and poor men from voting.

44
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Which law required men to pay to vote?

A. Poll tax
B. Literacy test
C. Grandfather clause
D. None of the above

A

A. Poll tax

45
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Which law required men to prove a 5th grade education and be able to read to vote?

A. Literacy test
B. Poll tax
C. Grandfather clause
D. None of the above

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A. Literacy test

46
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Which Supreme Court case prohibited white primaries in Texas?

A. Smith v. Allwright

B. Grovey v. Townsend

C. Nixon v. Herdon

D. Nixon v. Condon

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A. Smith v. Allwright

47
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Which Supreme Court case declared the Grandfather clause unconstitutional?

A. Guinn v. U.S.

B. Plessy v. Ferguson

C. Smith v. Allwright

D. Grovey v. Townsend

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A. Guinn v. U.S.

48
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The Voting Rights Act of 1975 removed voting discrimination based on language in the United States.

True or False

A

True

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