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ap gov chapter 6 vocab Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. complete activists
  2. Fifteenth Amendment
  3. Australian ballot
  4. voting specialists
  5. poll tax
  1. a Those who restrict their political participation to voting in elections
  2. b Legislation that made it illegal to exclude potential voters on the basis of race
  3. c A document that is government printed, of uniform size, and cast in secret
  4. d Proof of tax payment, to be produced when voting; used to disenfranchise blacks
  5. e Those who take part in all forms of political activity

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. A bill that requires states to allow voter registration by mail, when applying for a driver's license, and at some state offices that serve the disabled or poor
  2. Requirement that voters be able to read; formerly used in the South to disenfranchise blacks
  3. Legislation that gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote in federal elections
  4. An individual who actively promotes a political party, philosophy, or issue she or he cares personally about
  5. Those who avoid all forms of political participation

5 True/False Questions

  1. voter apathyThe lack of interest among the citizenry in participating in elections

          

  2. grandfather clausesThose who avoid all forms of political participation

          

  3. communalistsThose who avoid all forms of political participation

          

  4. campaignersThose who avoid all forms of political participation

          

  5. voting-age populationThose who restrict their political participation to voting in elections