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Chapter 6 Gov. Notes. Suffrage or Franchise . Means the right to vote. Electorate. The size of the American voting population Citizens must be 18 years of age United States Citizens. Five Stages of Suffrage. 1) Religious qualifications
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Suffrage or Franchise • Means the right to vote
Electorate • The size of the American voting population • Citizens must be 18 years of age • United States Citizens
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
Stages of Suffrage Cont’ • Adoption of the 26th amendment stated that no state can set the minimum age for voting at more than 18
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
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.
Purging • Reviews of lists of registered voters and removes the names of those who are no longer eligible to vote
Poll Books • Are books that are cluttered with names of people who no longer meet voting requirements.
Literacy • A persons ability to read or write • It was used to discourage some groups from voting
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
Gerrymandering • Is the practice of drawing electoral district lines • It is used to eliminate the strength of one given party.
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
Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Made the 15th amendment a true part of the Constitution. • It applied to all elections nationwide.
Off Year Elections • Lower turn out rates • Congressional elections held in the even numbered years. • Held between Presidential elections
Political Efficacy • They lack any sense of their own influence or effectiveness in politics.
Gender Gap • The measurable differences between men and women in today’s society
Party Identification • The loyalty of people to a particular political party.
Straight Ticket Voting • The practice of voting for candidates based solely off of party affiliation.
Split Ticket Voting • The practice of voting for the candidates of more than one party in an election.
Independents • This term is regularly used to identify those people who have no party affiliation.
What do voters look for in a candidate for President of the United States • Leadership • Experience • Religion • Race • Gender • Geographic Location
Political Socialization • Who shapes our political opinions? • Family • Friends • Media • Society • Income Levels • Age • Education