African Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented among voters. African Americans and Hispanics with high levels of education have a higher turnout rate than Whites with comparable educational achievement.
What is race
100
The legal right to vote, extended African Americans by the 15th amendment, and to women by the 19th amendment, and to people over the age of 18 by the 26th amendment.
What is suffrage
100
Does the US Constitution explicitly guarantee the right to vote?
What is No, False!
200
people with higher ____________ levels have a higher rate of voting the people with less __________.
What is education
200
The belief that in order to support democratic government, a citizen should always vote.
What is civic duty
200
What was amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th?
300
In an earlier time period, women were discouraged from voting. But today more women vote than men.
What is gender
300
Passed in 1993, this act went into effect for the 1996 election. It requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for driver’s licenses.
What is the Motor Voter Act
300
Which race from the voter turnout chart has the lowest turnout?
What is Asian American Citizens
400
People who are _________ are more likely to vote because they are more tied into their community rather than a single person.
What is marriage
400
A system adopted by the states that requires voters to register well in advance of Election Day.
What is voter registration
400
Are non citizen permanent residents allowed to vote?
What is No, false!
500
Having something at stake (jobs, future programs), and being in a position to know more about government, urges workers to high levels of participation.
What is Government Employment
500
The belief that one’s political participation really matters, that one’s vote can actually make a difference.
What is political efficacy
500
True or False: Single people vote more than married people.