Politics & Role of Citizen

The 14th Amendment states that the government must treat people all the same way.

• Due Process

• Equal Protection

• Attainment

• Emancipation

  Proclamation

Voting Rights Act of 1965...

• stopped segregation.

• stopped literacy tests as a criteria to vote.

• allowed women to vote.

• forced African Americans to pay poll taxes.

The 19th Amendment allowed women to...

• vote.

• become citizens.

• join a political party.

• run for President.

What was the original voting age?

• 17

• 18

• 20

• 21

In order to stop African Americans and poorer citizens from voting, _________ was implemented.

• poll taxes

• literacy tests

• grandfather clauses

• all of the above

What is the current voting age?

• 21

• 17

• 18

• 19

Citizens can make laws through initiatives.

• True

• False

We can remove an official from office through a recall.

• True

• False

The state legislature allowed St. Tammany Parish to open a casino, but the residents of the parish voted against it. This is an example of a ________.

• recall

• bias

• caucas

• referendum

When a political candidate is running for office, they will often make commercials. If they make a commercial where they go to an offshore platform and help them with their oil right, the candidate is using_______.

• Primary Influence

• Bias

• Plain Folks Propaganda

• Coalition