PO225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Grandfather Clause, National Voter Registration Act Of 1993
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Socialization process- historical figures, belief that you have the best country, the way you are raised, Political participation- they are declining over time, ch. Everyone has the right to vote, but its doesn"t say anywhere they can try and keep them from voting. Literacy test- everyone has the right to vote but it depends if people can read and answer the question. Poll tax- is a tax to vote, if you are poor and white someone will pay for it but poor and black no one paid or let you vote. Grandfather clause- in registration, suggests that other people who cannot vote can vote if their grandfathers could vote then you could vote, kept slaves out. South- where voting turn out was the lowest. Clinton- says people don"t think ahead to register before voting day. Efficacy- sense that political make a differences.
