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Political Participation
100
The 15th Amendment extended suffrage based on this.
What is race?
100
Name a Presidential Power besides Commander in Chief.
What is grant reprieves and pardons, call special sessions of Congress, receive ambassadors, execute laws, appoint officials to lesser offices?
100
The postponement of legal punishment.
What is reprieve?
100
One of the FORMAL qualifications to becoming President.
What is 35 years old, natural born citizen, lived in the US for the last 14 years?
100
List two types of CONVENTIONAL political participation.
What are voting, letter writing, contact w/ representatives, working on campaigns, campaign contributions, joining groups, running for office?
200
The 24th Amendment outlawed this.
What is poll taxes?
200
Name one of the powers the President shares with the Senate.
What is make treaties, appoint ambassadors judges and high officials, and use of the military?
200
The practice of granting favors to reward party loyalty?
What is patronage?
200
One of the INFORMAL qualifications to being President?
What is educated, WASP, wealthy, older, male?
200
List two examples of UNCONVENTIONAL political participation.
What are boycotts, sit-ins, marches, demonstrations, and violence?
300
The 26th Amendment changed the voting age from ____ to ___.
What is from 21 to 18?
300
Name the power the President shares with Congress.
What is approve legislation?
300
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
300
The man who convinced the House of Representatives to elect Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
300
This group has better voter turnout between Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.
What is Whites?
400
The 23rd Amendment did this.
What is gave the District of Columbia 3 electoral votes?
400
The President is the highest official in the military. What is this title?
What is Commander in Chief?
400
The belief that no matter what you do you can not affect the outcome of politics.
What is political apathy?
400
Person on the White House staff that is closest to the President.
Who is the Chief of Staff?
400
Describe the trend of voter turnout in the United States over the past 50 years.
What is decreased?
500
The 19th Amendment extended suffrage to this group of people.
What is women?
500
Explain the War Powers Act of 1973
What is the President can use the military for up to 90 days without Congress declaring war?
500
The belief that you can have an impact on the outcome of politics.
What is political efficacy?
500
The only two Presidents to ever be impeached.
Who are Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton?
500
Describe the Motor-Voter Act.
What is allows people to register to vote at the DMV?
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