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| According to the Constitution, can aliens vote? | The Constitution does not forbig it - any state could allow it. However, most states do not allow aliens to vote. |
| One reason why the States adopted residency requirements? | To keep a political machine from importing (bribing) enough outsiders to affect the outcome of local elections |
| A second reason why the States adopted residency requirements? | To allow new voters at least some time to become familiar with the coandidates and issues in an election |
| Why do some people believe that voter registration ought to be abolished? | It hurts the poor and the less-educated |
| What is the first provision of the Motor Votor Law? | Allow all eligible citizens to register to vote when they apply for or renew a driver's license |
| What is the second provision of the Motor Votor Law? | Provide for voter registration by mail |
| What is the third provision of the Motor Votor Law? | Make registration forms available at the local offices of state employment, selfare, and other social services agencies |
| What state is the only state where one can register on Election Day? | Wisconsin |
| Why were literacy tests applied in the first place? | It was a device to keep African-Americans from voting in the South |
| Why and WHEN where literacy tests abolished? | 1970; suffrage qualifications in the Voting Rights Act Amendments |
| In what region of the country was the poll tax once used? | the South |
| When was the poll tax eliminated? | 1964 |
| What 3 groups of people were widely barred from voting? | minorities, poor, non-English speaking citizens |
| _____ is the ability to read or write. | literacy |
| _____ is a sum of money that had to be paid by the voter to cast a ballot. | poll tax |
| Most states prohibit _____, people who live there for a short time, from being considered legal residents. | transients |
