Studied by 1 personCivil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
Electorate
All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
Franchise/Suffarage
The right to vote
Grandfather Clause
A law that meant that if your grandfather wouldn’t have been recognized as an eligible voter, you wouldn’t either
Literacy Test
Requirement that voters needed to be able to read
Party Identification
A citizen's personal affinity for a political party, usually expressed by a tendency to vote for the candidates of that party.
Poll tax
a tax a person is required to pay before he or she is allowed to vote.
Preclearence
the prior approval by the Justice Department of changes to or new election laws by certain states.
Party-Line Voting Model
Citizens who affiliate with a political party or hold a strong party loyalty will likely vote with that party at most opportunities.
Prospective Voting Model
They consider how candidates or proposed ballot initiatives might affect their lives or the operation of government.
Rational Choice Voting Model
A voter who has examined an issue or candidate, evaluated campaign promises or platform points, and consciously decided to vote in the way that seems to most benefit the voter.
Retrospective Voting Model
Voters looking backward to consider candidates’ track records.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting
White Primary
A state primary election that restricts voting to whites only
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