POLI 2051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Indirect Election, Secret Ballot, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
Document Summary
Conventional - relatively routine, non-threatening behavior that uses the channels of representative government. Unconventional - relatively uncommon behavior that challenges or defies government channels. Voting - the most common and most studied form of participation. Initially, most states had taxpaying or property holding requirements for voting - these were eliminated by the. Enfranchisement of black people - the 15th amendment. Voting rights act of 1965 - got rid of literacy tests. Enfranchisement of 18-year olds - the 26th amendment. To suppress disorder - blacks and 18-year olds in the 1960s. (vietnam war and civil unrest) To acquire consent or popular support for government programs - women during wwi (they needed support from women for the war effort) Elections - you must win two elections to hold office in this country. The goal is to win a majority of the delegates available in primaries and caucuses.
