POL 106 Chapter 13: Chapter 13 notes
30 Jun 2018
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●Elections and political parties in America
○Expansion of the electorate and other legal issues
■14th amendment
●1868
●Establishes that each state must guarantee protection of the laws to
its citizens
●In other words, states cannot abridge an individual’s civil liberties
■15th amendment
●1870
●Guarantees the right to vote shall not be denied to anyone on the
basis of race
■19th amendment
●1920
●Granted women the right to vote
■26th amendment
●1971
●Granted 18 year old citizens the right to vote
■Voting rights of act of 1965* (know the entire name including year)
●Federal statute that effectively attacked literacy tests and other
techniques used to prevent African Americans from voting
●Way to implement racism
■Motor voter law
●A federal law passed in 1993 requiring states to offer citizens the
opportunity to register to vote in many state offices, including
motor vehicle offices
●The idea was to facilitate voter registration and increase the
number of Americans who come to the polls on election day
○Individual participation in elections
■Voter turnout
●The percentage of citizens legally eligible to vote in an election
who actually vote in that election
●In most recent presidential elections, the turnout is slightly over
50%
●Regularly start voting at 25 years old
■Explaining modest turnout
●More for president
●Think that the other elections does not affect them
■Voting and demographic characteristics
■Young voters/individual participation in elections
●Internet and social media will help young citizens become more
connected and bring them into the political process
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Document Summary
Expansion of the electorate and other legal issues. Establishes that each state must guarantee protection of the laws to its citizens. In other words, states cannot abridge an individual"s civil liberties. Guarantees the right to vote shall not be denied to anyone on the basis of race. Granted 18 year old citizens the right to vote. Voting rights of act of 1965* (know the entire name including year) Federal statute that effectively attacked literacy tests and other techniques used to prevent african americans from voting. A federal law passed in 1993 requiring states to offer citizens the opportunity to register to vote in many state offices, including motor vehicle offices. The idea was to facilitate voter registration and increase the number of americans who come to the polls on election day. The percentage of citizens legally eligible to vote in an election who actually vote in that election. In most recent presidential elections, the turnout is slightly over.
