| A | B |
|---|
| 15th AMENDMENT | vote cannot be denied due to race |
| 17th AMENDMENT | Senators elected directly by the people |
| 19th AMENDMENT | vote cannot be denied due to sex |
| 24th AMENDMENT | made the poll tax illegal |
| 26th AMENDMENT | lowered voting age to 18 |
| rational choice voting | vote based on what is perceived to be citizen’s individual interest |
| retrospective voting | deciding if party/candidate should be re-elected based on recent past |
| prospective voting | voting based on party/candidate will perform in the future |
| party-line voting | straight ticket voting |
| political efficacy | high levels=more likely to vote |
| absentee ballots | I request on |
| mail-in ballots | automatically sent to voters |
| structural barriers | laws or procedures that could making voting more difficult |
| Mid-term election turnout | about 40% of voters will vote |
| Presidential election turnout | about 60% of voters will vote |
| Primary elections (pick party candidates) | less than 25% of voters will vote |
