AP Gov Review Review Unit 5: Political Participation

  • Expansion of Voting Rights
    • 15th Amendment - elimination of race disqualifications
    • 17th Amendment - allowing direct election of Senators
    • 19th Amendment - elimination of gender disqualifications
    • 24th elimination of poll taxes in federal elections
    • 26th Amendment - Lower minimum age for voting to 18
  • Political Models of Voting Behavior
    • Rational-choice voting - based on what voters perceive to be in their own best interest
    • Retrospective voting - based on past performance of the candidate
    • Prospective voting - based on how the voter believes the candidate will perform in the office
    • Party-line voting - voting for candidates based on the party to which they belong