SOC 134 Study Guide - Final Guide: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Hugo Award, Wtta
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Wasn"t enforced until the civil rights movement. Native americans, immigrants, and women not included. Creative ways to keep black men from voting. Democratic party private organization so could exclude who they wanted. Blacks weren"t allowed to vote during the primaries. Literacy tests but slaves were not taught how to read (grandfather clauses for whites) In the era after slavery there were more black legislators than after (see graph) Gerrymandering: geographical boundaries are redrawn for political outcome. Used to break up or connect minority votes. 2001: race was a factor in determining district boundaries but couldn"t be sole factor. Descriptive representation: represented by own group (blacks by blacks, etc. ) Political consequences of felon disenfranchisement in the u. s. Saw if removing felon disenfranchisement would alter past election. Felons are disproportionately minorities and poor democratic. Us is only nation to permanently disenfranchise, us is only countries to limit individuals other than convicted of treason or other election related crimes.
