voting and amendment Flashcards

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Amendment that allowed 18 year olds to vote

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26th
To help pass this amendment the vietnam war was going on and the boys going into war were not happy that they were not allowed to vote on the person sending them into the war. Than on July 5th, 1971 Richard Nixon signed the amendment with thee other 18 year olds singing as witness.

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Amendment that allowed women to vote

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19th
The world war one helped allow the women’s suffrage and some people to help with this were Elizabeth Cady Stanton,Alice Paul,and susan B anthony. On September 30, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson signed the 19th amendment. Alice pual passed for equal gender to help the 15th amendment.

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3
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Allowed males of all race to vote

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15th
The amendments that were ratified at this time were the 13,14,and 15th. They are known as the reconstruction amendments. On February 26, 1869
when Abraham lincoln was president,the senate passes the 15 amendment.

After the civil war ended people were pushing to free african-americans. Because of this,Lyndon Johnson singed the 15th amendment into law. The amendments that were ratified during this time were the 13,14,and 15 amendments and we refer to them as the reconstruction amendments.

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4
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gave Washington D.C the right to vote for president

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23rd
The saying no taxation without representations came back in the 2000 in support of having voter members in congress.

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5
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amendment that forbids poll tax

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24th

On January 23, 1964, the United States ratified the 24th Amendment. During this time President Lyndon Johnson was president and the civil rights movement was happening.

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6
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A person that has a lack of interest in voting

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Voter apathy

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7
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My vote does not matter. Why should i vote
What is this called

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one vote theory

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8
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A person qualified by age but not qualified for another reason(voter fraud)

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cannot voter

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9
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If you only vote for the top half of a ballot

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Ballot voter

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10
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Making fun of the other person

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mud slinging

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11
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Why do people not vote

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lack of trust or competition

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12
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what does the midea do

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persuade you to vote for a person

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13
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a voter is a what when they are to lazy to go vote

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inconvenience

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