Chapter 9 Flashcards
Precint
a voting district
National Voter Registration Act
Requires voters to register well in advance
Ward
Made up of several precints; select a person to represent
Myth of voter fraud
Voter fraud rates are very low
Motor voter act
When you register for a driver’s license, you can register to vote.
Prop 3
You can register on election day
What does the secret ballot have
Official ballot at the public’s expense
Distributed only at the polls
Marketed in secret
15th amendment
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote
17th amendment
Direct election of senators
19th amendment
Women suffrage
23rd amendment
Representation of Washington, D.C
24th amendment
Banned poll tax
Voting rights act of 1965
National gov. can interfere to make sure state and local laws do not prevent people from voting.
26th amendment
Lowered the voting age
Referendum
State voters can yay or nay legislation
Initiative petition
people vote on the proposed legislature
Recall
State voters vote to remove people from office
Remeber
Old doctor union minority grandma
Political efficacy
A person’s political participation matters
Civic duty
To support democracy, you must vote
Rational ignorance effect
Rationalize why not to vote
Retrospective
A candidate does soemthing bad
Prospective
The policy will change
Rational choice
voting on the best interest
