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| Adobted in 1870 the Fiftenth Amendment states " The vote cannot be denied to American citizens on the basis of race, color, or previous condition or servitude." |
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| Civil Rights activist who was forced out of the home she rented in Ruleville Mississippi, fired from her job, beaten by police, and jailed when she tried to register to vote. |
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| The Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee, Launched its voter education project in 1965 which became the key building block of the civil rights movement, with the aim of ending political isolation, and powerlessness in the deep south. It was composed primarily of African American college students. SNCC worked to increase black voter registration. |
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| Started the first Freedom school in McComb Mississippi, quit his job in New York City to join the SNCC. Gathered groups of black farmers and taught them how pass literacy test so they could register to vote. Moses was beaten and discriminated against for his actions. |
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| A system of Self Government by the people, rule by the Many. |
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| Rule by the few, where a minority group holds power over a majority, as in an aistocracy clerical establishment. |
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| Rule by the one, where power rests in an individual leader, such as a dictator or heredity monarch. |
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| Groups meeting in a small area discussing public business and comming to a conclusion together. The first form of democracy, practical in small groups. |
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| Indirect democracy where the people rule through elected officials, like the U.S. and most modern Democracy's. |
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| This means that people are the ultimate source of government authority and that what the government does is determined by what the people want. |
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| A visual representation of a geographical area in units such as, states, regions counties, and districts, where each unit is proportioned to data such as, votes, money alocated, or ethnicity. |
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| Majority Rule and Minority Rule |
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| The government adopts the policy that most people want. The many over the few, as opposed to Minorty rule where the few are over the many. |
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| No one vote is worth more than another, all votes are equal. |
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| States are not allowed to put any prerequisites or qualifications on voting to deny a group, such as African Americans. |
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| The government/law enforment/courts must treat all citizen the same no matter race religious believes, or minority. |
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| The first amendment: The Principle that citizens have certain freedoms of expression which the government can not infringe on. Speech, religion, assembly of an Association, and press. |
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| The believe that government is an agreement among people to form a single government. The people have a right to create a new government if the contract is violated. |
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| Is a representative democracy that combines popular sovereignty, liberty, and political equality. |
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| When the majority suppresses the liberty of a minorty. |
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| Equal citizenship, right to vote, hate laws protecting against violence, right to free speech and press. |
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| the souths legal justification for racial segregation. |
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| A mass migration of African Americans from the south to other parts of the country to escape racisim. |
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| Political Factor- Structure |
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| Enduring features of life, (Economy, society, international systems, political culture) the structure determines what issues become a part of the political agenda. |
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| Political Factor - Political Linkage Level |
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| The political actors, (Public opinion, political parties, media, and interest groups) transmit the wants and needs of the people. They determine what policies are implemented by elected officials. |
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| Political Factor - Government Level |
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| The beauraucracy (President, Legislature, Supreme Court) which is responsible for putting policies into action. |
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| Political Factor - Government Action |
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| What the government (Law making, setting reulation, national defense, and waging war) does to provide order. |
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