PPT-The Right to Vote History of Voting Rights

Constitution left the question of who can vote to the states Suffragefranchise two terms that mean the right to vote Expansion of the electorate or the potential voting population has increased over time. By: Gavin . Liddick. Why should 16-year-olds be able to vote?. At that age, most teenagers can work, pay taxes, drive and be charged as adults for crimes. They can even be sentenced to . DEATH. If the same above applies to all other men and women ages 18 and above, shouldn’t 16-year-olds be able to vote also?. January 2012. . 2. . Registering [poor people] to vote is like handing out burglary tools to criminals.  It is profoundly antisocial and un-American to empower the nonproductive segments of the population to destroy the country — which is precisely why Barack Obama zealously supports registering welfare recipients to vote.. Chapter 6 . Voters and Voter Behavior. Suffrage. means the right to vote.. . Franchise. is another term with the same meaning.. The . electorate. . is all of the people entitled to vote in a given election. . and Behavior. Unit 2. Topic 2. Day 4. Elections and Voting. Objective. Students will be able to . understand U.S.. voting . rights;. v. oter qualifications; and. v. oter behavior.. Starter. Have all adult Americans had the right to . Conceptual: Distinguish between Personal, Political, and Economic rights of citizenship. Communicative: Explain the differences between Personal, Political, and Economic rights . Agenda. Unwrap the Objectives. STATUS OF NINE APPROVED AMENDMENTS. . Nine constitutional amendments were approved for the November ballot. But six face lawsuits. Here are the measures and where they stand. : . AMENDMENT 1 . Repeal of Florida’s public campaign financing system. Has not been challenged.. voting is the key.. . “Suffrage”:. the right to vote . (“franchise”).. “Electorate”:. the potential voting population.. When the Constitution was passed, only white male property owners could vote. Over time, . ______________________________. Matt Barreto & Chad Dunn. October 4, 2018. Course Overview. Year-long course across Fall, Winter, Spring (Summer). Meeting every-other Thursday. Taught . from the perspective of social science research, and civil rights and voting . Voting in America has changed dramatically since the birth of our nation. Initially, many groups were denied that right. Those groups included:. Voter Registration. Most states require registration at least . VOTE? A Brief History of America’s Voting Rights So you think you can The Early Years When the colonists came over from England, they brought many of the English political laws and customs with them McGraw-Hill Webinar September 14, 2021 . Tom Patterson. WE THE PEOPLE, 14e . NUMBER ONE. . in American Government . Accessibility through Readability. Critical Thinking Emphasis. —Case Studies & Pedagogy. Vocabulary. Suffrage- the right to vote. Franchise- the right to vote. Electorate- all the people entitled to vote in a given election. Disenfranchised- denied the right to vote. Poll tax- a special tax demanded by States as a condition of voting. Could you pass the test ?. Complete the test provided at your table. . Do you think you passed the test. ? . Throughout the history of our country, some states . implemented . literacy or knowledge-based tests to . WELL-KNOWN COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES. WELL-KNOWN COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES. housing. BARRIERS TO HOUSING . PUBLIC HOUSING . Federal Restrictions . Local Restrictions . PRIVATE HOUSING. BARRIERS TO STABILITY .