CHP 13 Flashcards
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote
Why did African American men still have difficulties voting after the 15th amendment?
grandfather clauses, poll taxes, literary tests
19th amendment
1920- allowed women to vote
26th amendment
18 yr olds can vote
linkage institutions
connect indiv. with govt.
social movement
joining of indiv.s seeking social or political change
rational voting
based on personal belief
restrospective voting
based on incumbent
prospective voting
based on if you think they’ll do a good job
party line voting
based on leaning political party
pacs
can spend as much money as they want, but can’t give it to candidates, only political party
BCRA
placed strict regulation on campaign contributions
political part
group of people that seeks to elect candidates for winning elections