Unit 5 Flashcards
franchise
who has the right to vote
Article I Section IV
manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each state, but Congress can make any laws to change this
15th Amendment
recognized the right of black men to vote
17th Amendment
granted the people the right to vote senators into office
19th Amendment
recognized women’s right to vote
24th Amendment
abolished poll taxes which were used to suppress the minority vote
26th Amendment
lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
Rational choice voting
person votes based on their individual self-interest, carefully studies the issues and platforms
Retrospective voting
person votes based on the recent past track record of the politician in question
Prospective voting
person votes based on predictions of how a party or candidate will perform in the future
Party-line voting
person votes for all candidates of the voter’s party