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0 5.1 (Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behavior)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   granted African American men the right to vote.

2.

Name one structural barrier Southern states used to suppress African American voting after Reconstruction.

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3.

Which president’s advocacy for universal male suffrage led to a surge in voter turnout in the 1830s?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

4.

A 1900 Alabama law required voters to pass a reading test but exempted those whose grandfathers could vote.

Which practice does this describe?

a)

Poll tax

b)

Grandfather clause

c)

White primary

d)

Literacy test

5.

The (a)   amendment granted women the right to vote.

6.

The (a)   provision required states with histories of discrimination to seek federal approval before changing voting laws.

7.

"Throwing out preclearance is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm."

This dissent criticized the Supreme Court’s invalidation of which Voting Rights Act provision?

a)

Ban on poll taxes

b)

Preclearance

c)

Literacy test ban

d)

Federal election examiners

8.

What law banned literacy tests and enforced federal oversight of voting practices in discriminatory states?

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9.

The Supreme Court case (a)   v. Holder (2013) invalidated the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act.

10.

The (a)   Amendment allowed Washington, DC, residents to vote in presidential elections.

11.

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

a)

Twenty-third

b)

Twenty-fourth

c)

Twenty-sixth

d)

Fifteenth

12.

Which amendment outlawed poll taxes in federal elections?

a)

Fifteenth

b)

Nineteenth

c)

Twenty-fourth

d)

Twenty-sixth

13.

The (a)   Amendment allowed direct election of senators by popular vote.

14.

What triggered the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

Vietnam War draft

c)

Women’s suffrage protests

d)

Expansion of DC voting rights

15.
1. I'm less interested in what politicians have done in the past and more focused on what they promise to do in the future.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
16.
2. I never split my ticket. I trust my party to make the right choices at every level of government, so I vote for all their candidates.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
17.
3. I'm looking for a candidate who I believe will bring positive change to our community in the years to come. That's why I vote.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
18.
4. The economy has been growing under President Bill Clinton, so he has my vote.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
19.
5. I am a lifelong Democrat, so Obama has my vote.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
20.
6. George W. Bush has ideas that will be really good for this country, so I’m going to vote for him.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
21.
7. I think Mitt Romney will lower my taxes, so I’m going to vote for him.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
22.
8. I am deeply religious and will only vote for candidates that will support a pro-life agenda.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
23.
9. Campaign Slogan: Make America Great Again
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
24.
10. I base my vote on how well our current leaders have handled things. If they've done a good job, they get my support for another term.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
25.
11. I pay close attention to what politicians have done in the past. It helps me decide if they've earned my vote again.
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting
26.
12. I assess how the economy is doing and whether the government's policies are working. That guides my choice on Election Day
a)
Rational choice
b)
Retrospective voting
c)
Prospective voting
d)
Party-line voting