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| Blacks were disenfranchised by many states passign laws called Jim Crow laws. In order for a black to vote they must pass a test that guaged their ability to read and write the Constitution. This was called a |
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| How is modern polling different than polling that occurred in earlier times? |
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| When the Constitution was ratified, every state had laws specifying that in order to vote a person must. |
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| Attitudes held by a significant number of persons on governmental and political questions are known as |
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| money paid to cast a ballot |
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| What is the age at which a U.S. citizen can vote? |
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Which constitutional amendment extended suffrage to African American men? |
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| The single most influential characteristic of a politically active citizen is |
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| If someone is seriously ill or cannot go to the polls on election day, he or she can vote by |
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| Which amendment guaranteed women's suffrage? |
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| A person who votes in the presidential election but does not vote for a gubernatorial candidate in the same election is known as |
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| The most accurate means of assessing public opinion is through |
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| Under the Constitution, the power to set suffrage qualilfications belongs to |
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| Elections in the United States are traditionally held on |
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| “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” Which Amendment is this? |
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| Which of the following guaranteed male African Americans the right to vote? |
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| The single most significant predictor of a person's partisan voting behavior is his or her |
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| This type of poll is done when you ask the same question to as many people as who will respond and rests on the assumption that a relatively large number of responses will provide a fairly accurate picture of the public's views on a given question or questions. |
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| The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot is called |
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| Blacks were disenfranchised by many states passing laws called Jim Crow laws. In order for a black to vote them must pass a test that gauged their ability to read and write the Constitution. This was known as a |
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| Age, Citizenship, Residence |
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| What are the three universal requirements to vote in all states? |
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| “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” Which amendment is this? |
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| The most important single predictor of whom people will vote for is |
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| “The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President of Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.” Which Amendment is this? |
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| The belief that a person's vote is important and can significantly influence public policy is known as |
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| This man became famous for introducing scientific polling and attacking the Literary Digest presidential polling procedures. |
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| Any American who is eligible to vote is the definition of this term. |
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| registered (except in North Dakota) |
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| A legal age citizen is not allowed to vote in elections unless he or she has |
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| The process by which political values are passed from one generation to the next is called |
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| A white construction worker from Indianapolis who is a member of the Carpenters Union who most likely vote how? |
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