The writers of the Constitution allowed ________ to decide who should vote.
A) Congress
B) the president and vice president
C) natural born citizens
D) registered voters
E) the states
Question -2-Powers that are specifically granted to the three branches of the national government in the Constitution are enumerated powers.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question -3-In the years following the adoption of the Constitution but before the Civil War, many states placed legal restrictions on the right to vote because of the
A) belief that voters should own property.
B) belief that poor whites would abolish slavery if they could vote.
C) belief that all whites, including women, should be allowed to vote.
D) fear of aristocratic forms of government.
E) fear of the voting power of illegal immigrants.
Question -4-The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act applied to new mandates and not to such past legislation as the Clean Air Act.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question -5-Some voters show up at the polls because they
A) are required to vote to maintain their citizenship.
B) believe they are doing their patriotic duty and receive personal satisfaction from voting.
C) have been ordered by the courts to participate in free and open elections.
D) need to vote to satisfy religious mandates.
E) are required to appear at the polls to receive government benefits.
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