Voting and Participation CH. 11

Question 1

The Constitution spells out in some detail the workings of the __________, which chooses the president.

Answer 1

Electoral College

Question 2

The right to vote is referred to as __________ and is also called the franchise.

Answer 2

Suffrage

Question 3

After the Civil War, voting rights were extended to African American males in the __________ Amendment.

Answer 3

Fifteenth

Question 4

Which amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote?

Answer 4

Thirteenth Amendment

Question 5

The history of voting rights in America falls into three general eras: White Male Suffrage, Women’s Suffrage, and

Answer 5

Civil rights movement

Question 6

In 1869, the first territory to grant women the right to vote was

Answer 6

Wyoming

Question 7

Overcoming one of the biggest gates to Latino voters, Congress extended the Voting Rights Act in 1975 to include

Answer 7

“Language Assistance”

Question 8

The incentive to extend the right to vote to 18-year-olds was sparked by ________________.

Answer 8

The Vietnam war