5.1 -- Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behavior

What is the term used to describe the right to vote in America?

• Ballot

• Franchise

• Suffrage

• Electorate

Which amendment recognized the right of black men to vote?

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

What did the 24th Amendment achieve?

• Allowed direct election of senators

• Granted women the right to vote

• Abolished poll taxes

• Lowered the voting age to 18

Which model of voting behavior involves voting based on self-interest and careful study of issues?

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Rational choice voting

• Party line voting

What is retrospective voting?

• Voting based on party affiliation

• Voting based on self-interest

• Voting based on past performance

• Voting based on future predictions

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 26th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What does prospective voting focus on?

• Self-interest

• Party affiliation

• Future predictions of candidate performance

• Past performance of candidates

Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?

• 26th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What is party line voting?

• Voting based on self-interest

• Voting based on past performance

• Voting based on future predictions

• Voting for all candidates of a voter's party

Which amendment allowed for the direct election of senators?

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 17th Amendment