The expansion of voting rights.
Two long-term trends
The original electorate
Jacksonian Democracy
The 15th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 23rd Amendment
The 24th Amendment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The 26th Amendment
Griffin on equal rights in America
The fight for the right to vote in the United States
Women's Suffrage
1. Why are the thirty years between 1890 and 1920 called the “women’s era” by some historians?
2. What types of products were specifically aimed at women during the second wave of industrialization?
3. How did the Progressive Era witness a shift in gender roles?
4. What was radical about the beliefs of birth control advocates Margaret Sanger and Emma Goldman?
5. Why was the fight over birth control important?
6. What is the settlement house movement and who was a key figure in the movement?
7. Despite achieving a huge victory with the passage of the 19th Amendment, why did women continue to struggle for equal rights?
The 15th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 23rd Amendment
The 24th Amendment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Factors that influence turnout and voter choices
Education
Income
Age
Gender
Religion
Race
Cross-pressures
Family Guy - Undecided Voters
How Votes Decide
What influences American voter turnout?
What is a Swing state?
Non-voting
Key statistics
Factors that decrease voter turnout
A decline in political efficacy
Frequent elections
Weekday, non-holiday voting
Non-voters explain why they didn't show up at the poll
US Election Inference
Paul Weyrich- "I don't want to vote"