Unit 5 - Political Participation

Question 1

Define the 15th Amendment

Answer 1

1870 - Post-Civil War, supporting African American rights

Removed race as a factor for voting registration

Question 2

Define the 17th Amendment

Answer 2

1913 - Senate was millionares club

Senate was voted by popular vote

Question 3

Define the 19th Amendment

Answer 3

1920 - Wave 1 = Woman’s Suffrage Movement

Removed sex/gender as a factor in voting registration

Question 4

Define the 23rd Amendment

Answer 4

1961 - kinda just happened, some guy wanted to reform Senate vacancies and this was just added on and other stuff removed

Gives DC electors so that it can also vote for President

Question 5

Define the 24th Amendment

Answer 5

1964 - CR Movement

Bans poll taxes/other taxes for elections

Question 6

Define the 26th Amendment

Answer 6

1971 - Vietnam War: “old enough to fight, old enough to vote”

Lowers voting age to 18 yrs old

Question 7

Explain how the Voting Rights Act protect the ideals of democracy

Answer 7

POC also have popular sovereignty, we’re enforcing that –> lets them influence representatives (republicanism)

Question 8

Types of Interest Groups

Answer 8

• Institutional (gov, white color groups, corps)
• Professional (work, businesses and labor unions)
• Single-issue (1 issue)
• Ideological (general belief)