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Understanding Suffrage: American Voting System & Political Processes

Dive into the stages of suffrage, voter registration, and political efficacy. Explore the impact of gerrymandering and party identification on elections. Discover what influences voters' choices in presidential candidates.

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Understanding Suffrage: American Voting System & Political Processes

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  1. Chapter 6 Gov. Notes

  2. Suffrage or Franchise • Means the right to vote

  3. Electorate • The size of the American voting population • Citizens must be 18 years of age • United States Citizens

  4. Five Stages of Suffrage • 1) Religious qualifications • 2) 15th amendment was intended to protect any citizen from not having the right to vote • 3) 19th amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights based off of gender • 4) Voting Rights act of 1965 eliminated poll tax and 23rd amendment allowed D.C. to vote

  5. Stages of Suffrage Cont’ • Adoption of the 26th amendment stated that no state can set the minimum age for voting at more than 18

  6. Transient • Are people who are only living in a state for a short time. • College students who claim their campus community as their legal residence can vote in that state

  7. Registration • Is a procedure used for voter identification and was intended to prevent fraudulent voting. • It also allows officials to have a list of qualified voters.

  8. Purging • Reviews of lists of registered voters and removes the names of those who are no longer eligible to vote

  9. Poll Books • Are books that are cluttered with names of people who no longer meet voting requirements.

  10. Literacy • A persons ability to read or write • It was used to discourage some groups from voting

  11. Poll Tax • Was the payment of a special tax as a condition on voting. • It took place in the southern parts of the United States

  12. Gerrymandering • Is the practice of drawing electoral district lines • It is used to eliminate the strength of one given party.

  13. Injunction • Is a court order that either compels (forces) or restrains (limits) the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public official

  14. Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Made the 15th amendment a true part of the Constitution. • It applied to all elections nationwide.

  15. Off Year Elections • Lower turn out rates • Congressional elections held in the even numbered years. • Held between Presidential elections

  16. Political Efficacy • They lack any sense of their own influence or effectiveness in politics.

  17. Gender Gap • The measurable differences between men and women in today’s society

  18. Party Identification • The loyalty of people to a particular political party.

  19. Straight Ticket Voting • The practice of voting for candidates based solely off of party affiliation.

  20. Split Ticket Voting • The practice of voting for the candidates of more than one party in an election.

  21. Independents • This term is regularly used to identify those people who have no party affiliation.

  22. What do voters look for in a candidate for President of the United States • Leadership • Experience • Religion • Race • Gender • Geographic Location

  23. Political Socialization • Who shapes our political opinions? • Family • Friends • Media • Society • Income Levels • Age • Education

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