Chapter 6 Test

1.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 1:
*When the constitution went into effect in 1789, the right to votw in the U.S. was restricted to white male property owners.Not one in 15 adult white males could vote in elections in the different states.The size of the American electorate which is the potential voting population. The history of American sufferage since 1789 has been marked by two long-term trends.


2.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 2:
* Every state requires that any person who wants to vote must be able to satisfy qualifications based on 3 factors. One of those factors is citizenship, the second factor is residence, and the third factor is age. The states have leeway for the first and second factors but wants nothing to do with the third factor.


3.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 3:
*  The first law passed by congress to implement the 15th amendment know as the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The Act gave the attorney general the powerto seek federal court orders to prevent interference with and person's right to votein any federal election. The Civil Rights Act added a safeguard. The officers were to serve anywhere a federal court found voter discrimination.

4.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 4:

* The studies of education voter behavior reveal that there is also a lose relationship between the level of a voter's education and how he or she votes. College graduates  vote for republicans higher percentages than do high-school graduates.


5. Explain voter apathy and what can be done to help it:
* It is often cited as a cause of low turnout among eligible voters. We need to increase the amount of sophistication of civic education in our homes and schools. Also, develop policies that address the central concerns of the electorate, while realigning and strengthening  the two-party system.


6. Explain the qualifications for registering to vote:

* That you must me at voting age of 18. They use registration which is a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting. It gives the officals a list of those persons who are qualified to vote in a election.