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Elections & Voting

From State to Federal Control Initial voting requirements left to be determined by states, not federal govt. Congress has changed this over time by law and amendments to the Constitution

Suffrage The right to vote Foundation of a democracy

Early Limitations on Voting Framers did not trust the average citizen to vote Limited to white males who owned property

15th Amendment Guaranteed blacks the right to vote (1870) “Prohibited states from denying the right to vote “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”

Limits to African American Suffrage Grandfather Clause: provided that only voters whose grandfathers had voted before 1867 were eligible to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test Literacy Test: used in an effort to keep blacks from voting Poll Tax: citizens had to pay this before they could vote

19th Amendment Guaranteed women the right to vote (1920)

23rd Amendment Guaranteed right to vote for D.C. (1961)

24th Amendment Eliminated poll taxes (1964)

Voting Rights Act 1965 Eliminated voting restrictions for blacks Grandfather clauses, white primaries, literacy tests

26th Amendment Guaranteed right to vote for 18 years and older (1971)

Who Votes? High Level of Education Higher Incomes White-Collar Workers Older Generations Whites Women Religious Union Members Strong Community Members Strong Political Party Members Competitive Election Districts

Liberal-----Moderate-----Conservative Ideology Political Ideology: set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government, and society Liberal-----Moderate-----Conservative

Liberal Believes the govt. should actively promote health, education, and justice Believe govt. should curtail economic freedom to increase equality Believe govt. should not restrict social, individual freedoms

Conservative Believe in limiting the role of govt., except in supporting traditional moral values Oppose govt. limitations on economic freedoms Believe private individuals should solve social matters, not govt.

Moderates Fall in the middle This makes up the majority of Americans