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| What did the 15th Amendment state? | All men can vote despite race |
| What is gerrymandering? | The practice of drawing electoral district lines in order to limit the voting |
| What is the purpose of gerrmandering? | to limit the influence of certain voters in a district, such as African Americans |
| Who was the main Civil Rights leader behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964? | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| What President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law? | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated _____ from ALL elections - local, state, and federal. | poll taxes and literacy tests |
| What type of elections has the highest voter turnout? | off-year elections |
| What is "ballot fatigue"? | many voters exhaust their patience and/or their knowledge (tired of voting) |
| What is the largest group of "cannot" voters? | legal aliens |
| Why do some non-voters choose not to vote? | apathy (don't care) |
| What is "time-zone fallout"? | people on the West coast don't vote due to overwhelming East-coast results |
| _____ is when people think their vote really counts and they have the desire to vote. | political efficacy |
| _____ is when people vote for the same party across the entire ballot. | straight ticket voting |
