13th - Abolished (ended) slavery, 14th - Gave citizenship to anyone born in the US (including freed slaves), guaranteed due process and equal protection to citizens, 15th - Gave all men, regardless of race the right to vote, 19th - Gave all women the right to vote, 24th - Got rid of poll taxes, Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Ended any barriers to voting (like literacy tests and white primaries)), 26th - Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 during the Vietnam war, Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, and national origin, Linkage institutions - Elections, Political Parties, Interest groups, the media, Straight ticket voting - voting for only members from one party, rational choice voting - voting based on what the individual perceives to be their best interest, retrospective voting - individuals who decide who to vote for based on the recent past, prospective voting - refers to individuals who vote based on predictions of how candidates will perform in the future, political apathy - lack of belief in the democratic process, political efficacy - a belief in the democratic process, models of voting behavior - how a voter decides who to vote for: straight ticket, rational choice, retrospective, prospective,

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