AP US Government 5.1-5.2

Which amendment granted African American males the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What did the Twenty-fourth Amendment achieve?

• Abolished the poll tax in federal elections

• Granted women the right to vote

• Lowered the voting age to 18

• Ended prohibition

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was significant because it:

• Abolished poll taxes

• Ended literacy tests

• Ensured voting rights for minorities

• Established voter ID laws

What was the main impact of the 1944 Smith v. Allwright Supreme Court decision?

• It upheld the legality of racial segregation in schools.

• It declared the white primary elections unconstitutional.

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It established the separate but equal doctrine.

Rational-choice voting is best described as:

• A decision-making process based on individual self-interest

• A method of voting that considers the collective good

• A system where votes are cast randomly

• A process influenced by emotional factors

What trend occurred after the Seventeenth Amendment was ratified?

• Increased voter participation in Senate elections

• Decrease in the number of Senate seats

• More frequent changes in Senate leadership

• Reduction in the power of state legislatures

Which voting model focuses on how candidates' past records influence voting behavior?

• Prospective voting model

• Retrospective voting model

• Sociotropic voting model

• Pocketbook voting model

The gender gap in voting refers to:

• The difference in voting patterns between men and women

• The number of women who vote compared to men

• The age difference between male and female voters

• The difference in political preferences between genders

Which group saw an increase in voter turnout after the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• African Americans

• Women

• Young voters

• Hispanics

Which Supreme Court case declared the 'white primary' unconstitutional?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Smith v. Allwright

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade