Chapter 15 Vocabulary Flashcards
This prevented discrimination in employers’ decision of hiring
Civil Rights Act of 1964
All the people in America with the right to vote
Electorate
This gave African American males the right to vote and was the first constitution mandate affecting state voting requirements
Fifteenth Amendment
The right to vote
Franhise
This allowed states to recognize a registered voter as it would his grandfather. This was used to stop African Americans from voting and allow poor white people to vote.
Grandfather Clause
A reading test required of someone before voting
Literacy Test
This gave women the right to vote
Nineteenth Amendment
When a person identifies with a party and openly refers themselves as a republican or democrat.
Party Identification
Decision-making process voters use to choose a candidate based on the party they identify with.
Party line voting model
A simple fee required to vote
Poll tax
This is a provision under the Voting Rights Act that overall puts states under federal supervision if they attempt to create new discrimination laws. (EX: Gerrymandering, poll taxes, etc.)
Pre-clearance
This is voting based on how a citizen thinks a candidate will act or perform in office.
Perspective voting model
The voter looks at different issues (typically ones that are more important to themselves). What matters more to one rational-choice voter might mean less to another.
Rational-choice voting model
Voters who use this model look backward to consider candidates’ track records.
Retrospective voting model
This changed how senators were elected into office. Using the “Law of the Land” instead
Seventeenth Amendment
