Finish the chapter (pp 256-258) and post definitions of the following terms, some of which come from last week's reading:
secret ballot, initiative, referendum, recall, 17th amendment, 18th amendment, 19th amendment
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secret ballot - no voter can see the way another voter votes
initiative - provides that the legislature must consider passing a law if a certain percentage of voters sign a petition in its favor
referendum - requires that a law or constitutional amendment passed by a legislature be submitted to voters for their approval
recall - lets voters remove elected officials from office before their term expires
17th Amendment - senators elected directly by people
18th Amendment - prohibition on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alchoholic beverages
19th Amendment - granted women throughout the nation the right to vote
Initiative-provided that legislature must consider passing a law if a certain percentage of people sign a petition in favor of it.
Referendum- this required that a law passed by legislation would have to be submitted to voters for approval
Secret ballot- this would let the voter be able to vote without any pressure from the observers
Recall- this would let the voters be able to petition politicians out of office before their term was up.
17th Amendment- this let the people instead of the state legislators elect the senators.
18th Amendment- Established a nationwide prohibition on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
19th Amendment- gave women the right to vote.
A secret ballot is a ballot in which only the voter is allowed to see and know about.
The initiative makes it so that the legislature must consider passing a law if enought votes sign a petition to in its favor.
The referendum was another reform that meant any laws or amendments passed by a legislature must be submutted to votes for approval.
The recall was a reform that allowed voters to vote on the removal of elected officials before their term ended.
The 17th amendment made senators be elected by the people, not thre state legislature.
The 18th amendment made the making, transportation, and selling of acholic beverages illegal.
The 19th amendment granted all women the right to vote.
SECRET BALLOT- the form of voting where only the voter knows what he/she voted for and no one else does
INITIATIVE- political reform that stated that legislature must consider passing a law if a certain % of voters sign a petition in its favor
REFERENDUM- political reform that requires that a law or constitutional amendment passed by legislature be submitted to voters for approval
RECALL- permitted voters to petition for and vote on the removal of elected officials before their terms expired
17th Amendment- 1913, made Senate more democratic by providing that senators were elected by the people
18th Amendment- 1919, est. nat’l prohibition of alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment- 1920, granted all women the right to vote
Secret ballot- like the name implies, in a secret ballot, no voter can see another voter's vote.
initiative- If enough voters sign a petition in favor of a law, the legislature is required to consider passing the law.
referendum- A law cant be approved until voters approve of it.
recall- Allows voters vote to take elected officials from office before their term has expired.
17th Amendment- senators were allowed to be elected directly by people.
18th Amendment- PROHIBITION!!!!!!!
19th Amendment- Gave women the right to vote.
A secret ballot is one that does not allow others to see how a voter votes. It was also a form of reform. Voting in private helped protect citizens against pressure from observers who might change or reconsider their votes.
Initiative was a political reform that was a procedure in which voters ask a legislature to consider a proposed law.
Referendum was also another form of reform that was a practice of allowing voters to approve or disapprove proposed laws.
Recall was another form of reform that was a procedure by which voters can remove elected officials before their term expires.
The 17th amendment in 1913 made the Senate more democratic by providing that senators be elected directly by the people. This changed the previous specification that state legislatures elect senators, but this method encouraged bribery.
The 18th amendment in 1919 established a nationwide prohibition on the manufacturer, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. (Prohibition)
The 19th amendment in 1920 granted women throughout the nation the right to vote. By this time, 29 states had already allowed women to vote in some elections.
secret ballot- voters can vote in secret so they are not influenced to change or sell their votes
initiative- says that the legislator must consider passing a petition if it is voted for by the majority
referendum- requires that law or constitutional amendment i must be passed to citizens for their approval
recall- permits voters to petition upon the removal of an official
17th Amendment- senators are elected directly by the people
18th Amendment- established a nationwide prohibition on he manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment- granted women the right to vote
secret ballot -
no voter can see the way another votes
initiative -
provides that the legislature must consider passing a law if a certain percentage of voters sign a petition in its favor
referendum -
requires that a law or constitutional amendment passed by a legislature be submitted to voters for their approval
recall -
lets voters remove elected officials from office before their term expires
17th Amendment -
senators elected directly by people
18th Amendment -
prohibition on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alchoholic beverages
19th Amendment -
granted women throughout the nation the right to vote
Secret ballot - one of the Progressive reforms, and it is private voting, which can avoid the pressure from seeing other's votes.
Initiative - one of the three public reforms, which is means that to passing a new law have to prove by the pople, the people decide the law is going to pass or not.
Referendum - one of the three public reforms, which is look at the percentage of the voters, then decide the law passing or not.
Recall - one of the three public reforms, which give the right to the voters to removal of elected officials before their terms end.
17th Amendment - one of the three amendments,it passed in 1913, which is made for elected the senators, and the 17th amendment provided the senators be elected directly by th people.
18th Amendments - one of the three amendments, it passed in 1919, which established a nationwide prohibition on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
19th Amendments - one of the three amendments, it passed in 1920, which is granted women throughout the nation the right to vote.At the time it passed, there were 29 states allowed women to vote.
secret ballot - you vote in privacy and no other voter can see how you vote
initiative - a law that says that if a certain percentage of people sign a petition on something then legislature must consider passing it
referendum - says that once legislature passes a law it must be voted on by the people
recall - allows voters to remove elected officials before their terms end
17th Amendment - senators elected directly by people
18th Amendment - the law that prohibits on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alchoholic beverages
19th Amendment - gave women throughout the nation the right to vote
secret ballot- private way of voting, no one can see who the guy using the ballot voted for.
initiative- law would be considered to be passed if several vote for it under any circumstance.
recall- allows the people to take out their current leader before his term stops.
17th Amend.- allowed the people to vote for senators.
18th Amend.- prevented alcohol from being sold transported and made
19th Amend.- allowed women to vote
secret ballot - a ballot in which the voter can only see his/her vote.
initiative - the legislature must consider passing a law if a certain percentage of voters sign a petition in its favor.
referendum - required that a law passed by legislation would have to be submitted to voters to be approved.
recall - allows voters to remove elected officials from office before their term expires.
17th amendment - senators were lected by the people and not the state legislature.
18th amendment - prohibition on alcohol.
19th amendment - gave women in america voting rights.
secret ballot- being able to vote without any pressure.
initiative-this is a law that would be considered to be passed if several people vote for it under any circumstance.
referendum- this required that a law passed by legislation would be submitted to voters for approval.
recall- this requires voters remove elected officals from the office.
17th amendment-this was when the senators were elected just by the people.
18th amendment - made transportation, and selling of alochol illegal.
19th amendment - made all women have the right to vote.
secret ballot- the secret ballot was progressive political reform that provided for voters voting in private, which protected voters against corrupt voting tactics like pressuring and buting votes and allowed for a genuine, honest vote
initiative- the iniative was a progressive era political reform that required legislature to consider passing a law if a certain percentage of voters signed a petition in its favor
referendum- another progressive era political reform that required a law of constitutional amendement being passed by a legislature to be submitted to voters for thier approval
recall- progressive era reform that permitted voters to petition for and vote upon the removal of elected officials before thier terms expire
17th amendment- passed in 1913, required that Senators were to be elected directly by the people, avoiding the previous bribery that plagued such elections, as they were made by state legislatures
18th amendment- constitutional amendment passed in 1919 that established a nation-wide prohibition on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcholic beverages
19th amendment- passed in 1920, constitutional amendment that granted all women throughout the nation the right to vote
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