POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I campaigns II minorities Outline of Current Lecture I amendment about voting II obstacles to voting III primaries Current Lecture 14 and 15 amendment to constitution gave everyone the right to vote 14 due process equal protection under law 15 all males can vote Now black males can legally vote 19 gave suffrage to woman Many Jim crow laws were obstacles that prevented minorities from voting Examples literacy test grandfather clause poll tax all white primaries racial gerrymandering 1877 radical reconstruction ended Soon after white supremacist democrats made up the KKK Many were public officials All white primaries were declared unconstitutional in 1944 Poll tax abolished in 1964 Gerrymandering drawing dividing lines to dilute minority votes so they basically do not count 24 amendment prohibited poll tax 26 amendment voting age 18 Low voter turnout b c lower percentage of eligible voters apathy and ignorance don t think vote matters leave it to others voter fatigue and turned off by negative campaigns Some people vote because peer pressure self interest sense of duty People who are older and have more education vote more These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Qualifications for voting 18 years old citizen not a convicted felon in TX voting can be revoked to felons if parole etc is served Primaries select nominees for public offices Closed primaries must declare party affiliation Open does not
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