Voting Rights & Voter Participation
The 15th Amendment prohibited _________________ the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is denying?
Materials such as minerals, forests, and water that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
What are natural resources?
The principles and courses of action adopted or proposed by a government to address societal issues.
What is Public Policy?
The system of courts that interprets the law in legal cases.
What is the Judicial System?
The state motto of WV.
What is Mountaineers are always free?
The 19th Amendment granted them the right to vote.
Who are women?
This has been the backbone of West Virginia’s economy for over a century.
What is coal mining?
The process of identifying and prioritizing issues that need government attention.
What is setting an agenda?
The court where a case is originally tried, and evidence is presented.
What is a trial court?
The state flower of West Virginia.
What is the Rhododendron?
The 24th Amendment abolished this, which had been used to make it difficult for African American and poor voters to vote.
What is the poll tax?
In recent years, this has become an increasingly important resource for West Virginia.
What is natural gas?
The development of possible solutions and strategies to address identified issues.
What is policy formation?
A court that reviews decisions made by lower courts to ensure the correct application of the law.
What is an appellate court?
The state bird of West Virginia.
What is the Northern Cardinal?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
West Virginia’s vast forests have supported this industry.
What is the timber industry?
The process of putting adopted policies into action through government agencies and programs.
What is Policy implementation?
When a case moves through a trial court, and then an appellate court, if further action is needed the case must be presented to this court.
What is The Supreme Court?
What is the Black Bear?
It is an opportunity for citizens to influence government policy and leadership by voting.
What is Civic Responsibility?
A large shale formation rich in natural gas, extending g across several states, including West Virginia.
What is Marcellus Shale?
Assessing the effectiveness of a policy and making adjustments as needed.
What is policy evaluation?
A previous case or decision that may be or must be followed in subsequent similar cases.
What is precedent?
This notable West Virginia landmark is one of the longest single span arch bridges in the world.
What is the New River Gorge Bridge?