AP Gov - Topic 5.1 - FAC (Master Copy)

What is the main purpose of the Fifteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments?

• Expanding due process

• Expanding equal protection

• Expanding voting rights

• Expanding federal power

What is prospective voting?

• Voting based on future promises

• Voting based on past actions

• Voting for all candidates of one party

• Voting with no regard for party affiliation

"The impeachment of Trump doesn't matter to me because he's the Republican candidate, and I always vote Republican" would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

"I'm going to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary because I think he has the best plan to help me with my student loan debt" would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

"Nancy Pelosi's leadership in the House has been awful, I will vote Republican because of it" would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

"I'm voting for Joe Biden because he gives me hope that we will be able to unify our country and begin to get things done across party lines" would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

Voting rights have __________ over time.

• Increased

• Decreased

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 17th

Which Amendment led to the direct election of Senators?

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

Based on the original wording of the Constitution, who elected Senators?

• the people in the State

• the state legislature

• the Electoral College

• the governor of the State