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suffrage/franchise
right to vote
constitution
white male property owners
religious and property qualifictaions dropped
most white males
15th amendment
all adult males (african americans disenfranchised)
19th amendement
all men/women (african americans disenfranchised)
civil rights movement
add adults 21 and up
26th amendment
adults 18 and up
electorate
potential voting population voting
electovate qualifications
cant deprive bc of race or coloe
cant deprive bs of gender
cant tax right to vote
cant deprive anyone who is 18
universal requirments
citizen
resident
age
transients
move place to place
49 states
must register to vote
purging
removing those no longer eligible to vote (dead)
ways african americans kept from voting
literacy test
poll tax
15th amendment
the right to vote cannot be denied to any citizen of U.S. because of race, color, or previous
civil rights act of 1957
set up U.S. civil rights commission to deal with voter discrimination
civil rights of 1964
outlaws discrimination in several areas (jobs); forbids any voter discrimination and literacy test
voting rights act 1965
all elections
preclearance
approved by state dept. first before becoming a law
“can’t vote”
aliens, physically unable, mental disease, felons
political socialization
process by which people gain their political attitudes/ opinions.
sociological factors
income occupation
Edu.
grander/age
religious/ ethicity
geography
family
psychological factors
party identifications.
candidates/issues
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