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Male Suffrage - Lecture Slides - American Politics and Government | GOV 163, Study notes of Local Government Studies

Sauk Valley Community College Local Government Studies

Prof. Paul Edleman

Material Type: Notes; Professor: Edleman; Class: Am Politics & Government; Subject: Political Science; University: Sauk Valley Community College; Term: Unknown 1989;

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Male Suffrage

nPrior to the Revolution

nVoting limited to white protestant

males owning land

nAfter the Revolution

nInfluence of Declaration of

Independence

nSoldiers demanded the right to vote

nVote expanded to white males paying

taxes

Male Suffrage, continued

nAfter the Revolution

nWhy not extended to everyone

•Must contribute to society

•Too much power to the poor

n1840s suffrage extended to all white

males

Black Male Suffrage

nConstitutional Amendments

n13th freed slaves

n15th gave former slaves the right to

vote

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Male Suffrage

n Prior to the Revolution

n Voting limited to white protestant

males owning land

n After the Revolution

n Influence of Declaration of

Independence

n Soldiers demanded the right to vote

n Vote expanded to white males paying

taxes

Male Suffrage, continued

n After the Revolution

n Why not extended to everyone

Must contribute to society
Too much power to the poor

n 1840s suffrage extended to all white

males

Black Male Suffrage

n Constitutional Amendments

n 13 th^ freed slaves

n 15 th^ gave former slaves the right to

vote

Black Male Suffrage,

continued

n State barriers to black participation

n Literacy Test – A state law requiring potential voters to demonstrate reading skills. n Poll Tax – A state tax paid prior to voting. n Grandfather Clauses – A state law allowing people to vote, even if they did not meet legal requirements, if an ancestor had voted before

n White Primaries – The exclusion of blacks from voting in the primary elections of political parties. n Intimidation

Male Suffrage - Lecture Slides - American Politics and Government | GOV 163, Study notes of Local Government Studies

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Male Suffrage

n Prior to the Revolution

n Voting limited to white protestant

males owning land

n After the Revolution

n Influence of Declaration of

Independence

n Soldiers demanded the right to vote

n Vote expanded to white males paying

taxes

Male Suffrage, continued

n After the Revolution

n Why not extended to everyone

n 1840s suffrage extended to all white

males

Black Male Suffrage

n Constitutional Amendments

n 13 th^ freed slaves

n 15 th^ gave former slaves the right to

vote

Black Male Suffrage,

continued

n State barriers to black participation

Women Suffrage

n Outgrowth of anti-slavery movement

n Southern barriers

n Giving women the right to vote would

force them to extend it to blacks

n First suffrage came in Western

states

n 19 th^ Amendment (1920) women’s

suffrage

Why Voter Registration

n Prevents voter fraud

n People voting more than once

n Having dead people vote

n Protects integrity of election

n Felons cannot vote

n Illegal aliens

Who is More Likely to Vote

n More educated

n Older citizens

n Women

n Whites

n Church goers

n Higher income

n Live in politically active community

How Voters Decided Who to

Vote For

n Party Identification

n Issue and Party Positions

n Candidate Attributes