Unit 5

Question 1

franchise

Answer 1

who has the right to vote

Question 2

Article I Section IV

Answer 2

manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each state, but Congress can make any laws to change this

Question 3

15th Amendment

Answer 3

recognized the right of black men to vote

Question 4

17th Amendment

Answer 4

granted the people the right to vote senators into office

Question 5

19th Amendment

Answer 5

recognized women’s right to vote

Question 6

24th Amendment

Answer 6

abolished poll taxes which were used to suppress the minority vote

Question 7

26th Amendment

Answer 7

lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

Question 8

Rational choice voting

Answer 8

person votes based on their individual self-interest, carefully studies the issues and platforms

Question 9

Retrospective voting

Answer 9

person votes based on the recent past track record of the politician in question

Question 10

Prospective voting

Answer 10

person votes based on predictions of how a party or candidate will perform in the future

Question 11

Party-line voting

Answer 11

person votes for all candidates of the voter’s party

Question 12

structural barriers to voting

Answer 12

a policy or law that can prevent people from voting or encourage people to vote

Question 13

political efficacy

Answer 13

a citizen’s belief about whether their vote matters

Question 14

what age group is the most likely to vote? least likely?

Answer 14

senior citizens most
18-21 least