Chapter 10 - Voting and Elections Test - US Government

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What does "Suffrage" mean?

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The right to vote

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What does "electorate" mean?

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The potential voting population

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Which amendment gave women voting rights?

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19

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What was the intention of the 15th amendment?

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to protect any citizen denied the right to vote because of race or color.

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What was the weakness of the 15th amendment?

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Failed to include any enforcement provisions

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All of the following are tactics used to exclude a group from voting, EXCEPT: Gerrymandering, Literacy Tests, "White" primaries, blood type.

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blood type

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This was created in 1957 with the duty to investigate claims of voter discrimination.

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United States Commission on Civil Rights

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This act was passed in 1960. This act provided for the appointment of federal voting referees. These referees would serve anywhere a federal court found discrimination. The referees were given the power to help qualified persons to register and vote in federal elections.

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Civil Rights Act of 1960

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True or false? You have to own land to vote in the United States today.

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False

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What is disenfranchised?

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Citizens denied the right to vote