AP Government 5.1

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.

The right to vote

A law that meant that if your grandfather wouldn’t have been recognized as an eligible voter, you wouldn’t either

Requirement that voters needed to be able to read

A citizen's personal affinity for a political party, usually expressed by a tendency to vote for the candidates of that party.

a tax a person is required to pay before he or she is allowed to vote.

the prior approval by the Justice Department of changes to or new election laws by certain states.

Citizens who affiliate with a political party or hold a strong party loyalty will likely vote with that party at most opportunities.

They consider how candidates or proposed ballot initiatives might affect their lives or the operation of government.

 A voter who has examined an issue or candidate, evaluated campaign promises or platform points, and consciously decided to vote in the way that seems to most benefit the voter.

Voters looking backward to consider candidates’ track records.

removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting

A state primary election that restricts voting to whites only