Studied by 25 people
15th amendment
States cannot deny people the right to vote because of race
17th amendment
Established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
19th amendment
States cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
23rd Amendment
Gives Washington DC electoral college votes as if it were a state (DC still has no representation in Congress)
24th Amendment
States cannot issue poll taxes as a voting requirement
26th Amendment
States cannot deny the right to vote based on age (18+)
suffrage
the right to vote
poll tax
making people pay a fee to vote (outlawed by the 24th amendment)
candidate
a person running for office
ballot
the device used by voters to make their choices
congressional district
the geographic area(s) within a state that members of the House of Representatives are elected from
Primaries/Caucuses
preliminary elections that are used to select which candidates will appear on the ballot in a general elections
General Election
elections that are used to determine which candidates on the ballot will hold office (ex: Governor, Senator, Representative, President, etc)
naturalization step 1
18yrs or older
naturalization step 2
live in US legally for 5 yrs (greencard/visa)
naturalization step 3
pass a test on US gov. and history
naturalization step 4
read, speak, and write in english
naturalization step 5
pass an FBI background check
naturalization step 6
take an oath of allegiance
bloodline citizenship
at least one parent is a US citizen
birthright citizenship
born in US
naturalization
a citizen from another country goes through a process to apply for US citizenship
total number of EC votes in US
538
EC votes needed to win
270
