Suffrage in America

Suffrage in America

The Road to Partial Democracy: The Early National Period and Jacksonian America

Introduction to “The Road to Partial Democracy”

The Road to Partial Democracy

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The Right to Vote

The Constitutional Convention

Sources of Expansion

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A Franchise Given and Taken Away: The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Retrenchment

Introduction to “A Franchise Given and Taken Away”

Civil War, Reconstruction, and Retrenchment

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Race, War, and Reconstruction

14th and 15th Amendments

The Disenfranchisement of African Americans

A Franchise Given and Taken Away Quiz

The Women's Suffrage Movement

Introduction to “The Women’s Suffrage Movement”

The Women’s Suffrage Movement

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

From Seneca Falls to the 15th Amendment

Regrouping: 1870-1900

The 19th Amendment

The Women’s Suffrage Movement Quiz

African-American Suffrage

Introduction to “African American Suffrage”

African American Suffrage

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

The Quiet Years, War and Peace

Towards Progress

The Voting Rights Act

African American Suffrage Quiz

Contemporary Voting Rights Issues

Contemporary Voting Rights Issues

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

The Election of 2000

Challenges to the Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights for Felons and Ex-Felons

Voter Identification Laws

Contemporary Voting Rights Issues Quiz

The Road to Partial Democracy Quiz

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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
What rationales supported the institution of property requirements for voting in England and colonial America? Choose all that apply.
- Property owners had a "stake in society."
- Property owners were smarter than non-property owners.
- Property owners would be affected by the policies and decisions of government, and thus would be more likely to be informed.
- Non-property owners could be subject to the manipulations of their employers or demagogues.
- Votes were counted proportionally based on the amount of property a voter owned.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
What is the concept of “virtual representation?”
- Voting technology now allows for the possibility of direct democracy.
- Appointed leaders should represent the interests of all of the people in their country.
- Even if they are elected by only a small slice of the population, elected officials can theoretically still represent the interests of all their constituents.
- Voters can be represented by anyone who shares their interests, no matter how they are chosen.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
What were common mechanisms in place limiting the franchise after the American Revolution? Choose all that apply.
- Significant property requirements in every state.
- Outright racial exclusions in many states.
- Outright gender exclusions in many states.
- Moderate to substantial property requirements in most states.
- Literacy tests in almost all states.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
In what way was voting treated in the original Constitution?
- Voting is guaranteed, subject to certain restrictions, to all citizens over the age of 21.
- Voting is guaranteed, subject to certain restrictions, to all male citizens over the age of 21.
- Voting is guaranteed, subject to certain restrictions, to all white male citizens over the age of 21.
- Voting for the House of Representatives is established, subject to qualifications set by the states.
- Voting is not mentioned in the original Constitution at all.
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Question 5 of 6
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What was the most important implication of the lack of a uniform voting rule in the Constitution?
- States could impose restrictions on voting rights, and the federal government had limited means of protecting voting rights.
- Voting was automatically a right guaranteed to all citizens.
- Voting qualifications were set by Congress.
- Property owners automatically became the only people who could vote.
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
Which of the following important factors contributed to the expansion of the franchise in the first half of the 19th century? Choose all that apply.
- Veterans made the case that they should be enfranchised for serving their country.
- Reformers argued that voting should be tied to citizenship.
- Proponents of reform made the argument that those without property also had a stake in society.
- Reformers successfully argued that women should be granted the right to vote.
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