AP Government 5.1 terms

Constitution (1787)

white, property owning male suffrage

Jacksonian Democracy (1820s)

universal white male suffrage; extended the right to vote to all white men regardless on property or wealth

15th Amendment (1870)

gave all men, including black men, the right to vote

17th Amendment (1913)

people of the state elect their senators, not the state legislators

19th Amendment (1920)

granted women the right to vote by stating that voting must not be based on sex

Civil Rights Act (1957)

established the Civil Rights Commission and Civil Rights Division within the Justice Department, empowering federal officials to investigate and prosecute voting rights violation and protect voting rights

23rd Amendment (1961)

gave D.C. three electoral votes only for presidential elections

Civil Rights Act (1964)

outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, ending segregation in public places and making employment discrimination illegal, while also addressing voting rights, public accommodation, and education

24th Amendment (1964)

ended poll tax to vote

Voting Rights Act (1965)

federal government created special laws to protect the registration of blacks in the South, for pre-clearance

26th Amendment (1971)

changed the voting age from 21 to 18 [because of Vietnam War]

National Voter Registration Act (1993)

allowed individuals to register when applying for a driver's license or government benefits

Rational-Choice Voting

voters seek out information about candidates and vote for the person that will advance their position

Retrospective Voting

voters consider the track record of candidate and party to determine who will advance their position

Prospective Voting

voters evaluate promises and proposals to determine their vote

Party-Line Voting

voters are partisan and vote with their party