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| A bill passed by Congress in 1993 to make it easier for Americans to register to vote. The law, which went into effect in 1995, requires states to allow voter registration by mail, when one applies for a driver's license, and at state offices that serve the disabled or poor. |
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| A requirement that citizens pass a literacy test in order to register to vote. It was established by many states to prevent former slaves from voting. Illiterate whites were allowed to vote by a "grandfather clause" added to the law saying that a person could vote if he or his ancestors voted before 1867. |
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| A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote. |
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| Clause that said a person could vote if he or his ancestors voted before 1867. |
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| The practice of keeping African Americans from voting in primary elections through arbitrary implementation of registration requirements and intimidation |
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| A government-printed ballot of uniform size and shape to be cast in secret that was adopted by many states in order to reduce the voting fraud associated with party-printed ballots cast in public |
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| Individuals, usually outside of government, who actively promote a political party, philosophy, or issue they care about. |
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