Unit 4 Political Participation

This provision granted women’s suffrage.

• 19th amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Voting for a candidate based on campaign promises and a

belief that he or she will bring about positive change.

• Rational Choice Voting

• Compulsory Voting

• Prospective Voting

• Retrospective Voting

This provision stated that the right of citizens to vote may not

be denied on account of race or color. Which Amendment?

• 13

• 24

• 15

• 16

This provision eliminated the poll tax. Which Amendment?

• 19

• 16

• 26

• 24

The role of the media that can influence what subjects become

national political issues and for how long.

• lobbyist

• grassroots support

• horse-race journalism

• gatekeeper

News coverage that focuses on who is ahead in the

polls rather than the issues.

• Free rider

• horse race journalism

• ideological interest group

• interest group

Voting for a candidate based on party loyalty.

• Prospective Voting:

• Party-Line Voting:

• Linkage Institutions

• Voter turnout

This provision lowered the voting age to 18. Which Amendment?

• 26

• 24

• 19

• 15

The means through which people's concerns and

interests become political issues on the government's policy agenda. For example:

political parties, interest groups, media, and elections.

• interest groups

• linkage insitutions

• compulsory voting

• party-line voting

Voting for a candidate based on the approval of his or her

past actions in office.

• Prospective Voting

• Retrospective Voting

• Rational Choice Voting

• Compulsory Voting