chapter 16 Flashcards
civil rights act of 1964
prohibits discrimination against all race and gender. ended jim crow laws
electorate
a person who elects the presidents, elected by states.
fifteenth amendments (1870)
franchise
grandfather clause
literacy test
a jim crow era reading test typically given to only colored people at the polls to be able to vote.
nineteenth amendment
party identification
party-line voting model
poll tax
a jim crow era tax given to primarily colored people.
preclearance
prospective voting model
rational choice voting model
retrospective voting model
seventeenth amendment (1913)
suffrage
the right to vote
twenty fourth amendment (1964)
twenty sixth amendment (1971)
twenty third amendment (1961)
voting rights act of 1965
white primary
absentee ballot
a ballot that can be filled out early and mailed in or dropped in a election box
australian ballot
help america vote act (2002)
midterm elections
every two years seats in the house and congress are up for election
motor voter law
allowed voters to register at the BMV
national voter registration act (1993)
precincts
polling place
provisional ballot
voter registration
wards
voter turnout
gender gap
political efficacy
voter apathy
voting blocs
voting age population
voting eligible population
democratic national committee (DNC)