. U.S. Government .
Participating in Government – Chapters 17 (Section 1-3)
Suffrage
Grandfather clause
Straight-party ticket
Cross-pressured voter
- The right to vote
- Only voters whose grandfathers had voted before 1867 were eligible to vote without
paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test
- Voters who elect the candidates of their party only
- One who is caught between conflicting elements in his or her own life such as religion,
income level, and peer group
1. How does the number of electoral votes of a state affect presidential campaigning? (5 points)
Larger states with more electoral votes get more attention from candidates.
2. What were the three devices used after 1870 to prevent African Americans from voting? (6 point)
1) Grandfather Clause
2) Literacy Test
3) Poll Tax
3. Which group of Americans gained the right to vote under the Twenty-sixth Amendment? (5 points)
Those between the ages of 18-21 years old
4.
What effects has television had on presidential elections? (4 points)
Television has brought the issues into almost every home. It has also increased the importance of a
candidate’s image.
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5. Use the numbers in below that corresponds to the appropriate term. (16 points)
2 Nineteenth
7 Image
1 Fifteenth
8 Propaganda
4 Personal
6 Campaign
5 Political
3 Poll
Week 15 of 21.
The fourth quiz towards your final.