Chapter 6 Test

1.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 1:

The main point in chapter one is the right to vote. It talks about the suffrage people had to face while trying to extend the suffrage by allowing all sexes to vote. The next stage was letting the African Americans vote in the 1960's.  Finally, we took the step of setting the age limit, 18 and over were givin the right to vote.

2.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 2:

The main issue in Chapter 2 was the voters qualifications it needed to have in order to vote. There are 3 main factors: citizenship, residence, and age.  You need to also be registered to present identification in the voting. You have to be able to read and write, also have shown tax payment. These all have to be inforced during a time of voting.



3.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 3:

In Chapter 3 Suffrage and Civil Rights were the main topic. Talking about different admendments over the years. starting with the 15th: the right to vote cannot be denied to any citizen of the US because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was a long battle for the African Americans to gain to full freedom they deserved.  It was especially hard in the South were many civil rights acts took place, But the African Americans did gain there voting rights in the 1960's finally.



4.  Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 4:

Why do people not vote?  There are some people in the US that are known as the "cannot-voters" which have not met one of many requirments to become a voter. Then there are the actual nonvoters which think that it doesnt matter and that there one vote wont do much anyways. All these millions of people that dont vote do impact the turnout.  Also things that impact the outcome is income, occupation, education, gender, age, religious, ethnic background, geography, and family. There are many psychological factors that also play into the turnout.



5. Explain voter apathy and what can be done to help it:

Voter apathy is something that is a problem, its when people dont want to vote. I think people need to set out there over commercials and ads that voting is a good thing that is a way to get your opinion across. We need to show the importance of every single persons vote, because one vote does matter.



6. Explain the qualifications for registering to vote:

The qualifications to vote require citizenship, residence, and age as the top three. Other requirements include registation for identification. People that intent to vote must also be literate, and have shown tax payment. Its not to hard to become a registered voter, so all people should do it.

Assignment- Election Views

The elections locally in South Dakota we very close between Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Kristi Noem, i personally believe Stephanie Herseth would have been a better choice, she has more experience, more backround, and wisdom when it comes to politics. But, Kristi Noem did make very good points about Medicare, and what her plans are to do when she gets into the house. She does openly discuss what she believes and gave Stephanie a good run for her money, now us people are just gunna have to wait and she what she has in store for us in the future.

Nation wide the Tea party has grown and now members of that party are even up for election. In Kentucky, the newest Senater Rand Paul has made it obvious that he does not trust either republicans nor democrats. He talks about how he wants to shrink the government from the inside and if he has to take on the democrats and the republicans. Now personally, i believe that it wouldnt be a bad thing to have three different opions in the house. but, as we can see the tea party, or independant nominees are slim, and not made a total difference yet, but it has grown in the past years, and who knows what it will look like in 10, 20 years.