Unit 5 Gov Vocab

Question 1

13th Amendment

Answer 1

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States

Question 2

14th amendment

Answer 2

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws

Question 3

15th Amendment

Answer 3

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Question 4

Literacy test

Answer 4

a requirement that citizens show that they can read before registering to vote used to keep blacks from voting.

Question 5

Grandfather clause

Answer 5

an exemption that allows persons or entities to continue with activities or operations that were approved before the implementation of new rules, regulations, or laws.

Question 6

disenfranchisement

Answer 6

the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote

Question 7

26th Amendment

Answer 7

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Question 8

17th Amendment

Answer 8

allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators

Question 9

23rd Amendment

Answer 9

provide the citizens of the District of Columbia with appropriate rights of voting in national elections for President and Vice President of the United States.

Question 10

24th Amendment

Answer 10

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax

Question 11

motor voter law of 1993

Answer 11

requires that States offer voter registration opportunities at State motor vehicle agencies

Question 12

White Primary

Answer 12

primary elections held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate.

Question 13

rational choice voter

Answer 13

someone voting in their best interest, supporting the candidate whose platform will give them the most favorable outcomes

Question 14

party line voter

Answer 14

a vote in which a substantial majority of members of a political party vote the same way

Question 15

retrospective voter

Answer 15

A form of election in which voters look back at the performance of a party in power and cast ballots on the basis of how well it did in office

Question 16

incumbent

Answer 16

the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election.

Question 17

Super Tuesday

Answer 17

primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections

Question 18

open primary

Answer 18

a primary election in which voters are not required to declare a party affiliation